Using Desire2Learn Capture in
Creative Ways to Improve the
Learning Experience
March 19, 2013
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Welcome
Delia Couto
Solutions Engineer
delia.couto@desire2learn.com
Agenda
• What is Desire2Learn Capture?
• Traditional Uses of Lecture Capture & Webcasting
Technology
• Creative Uses of the Technology
• Questions & Discussion
What is Desire2Learn Capture?
• University of Toronto research project to address the need for
remote students to feel present during lectures
• Complete solution to presentation capture and rich media
webcasting.
• Rich Media = e.g., Speaker video, audio and presentation
slides/desktop.
• Webcasting = one-to-many streaming to multiple viewers
online. Scalable, cost effective and robust.
What is Desire2Learn Capture?
Capture Scenarios
Dedicated Hardware
Web-based Capture
Software
Video Import
Traditional Uses of Lecture Capture &
Webcasting Technology
Traditional lecture capture
• Lecture archive & review
• More effective note-taking
Vs. Creative uses
• Going beyond the lecture room
• Instructor-generated content, student-generated content, etc.
Pros of Traditional Uses
Good for archive and review
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Improved student satisfaction
Reduces stress
Additional resource in the student’s study toolkit
Especially useful for some students that benefit from additional study
and review.
Allows for more effective note-taking
Less note taking during class = more engagement with
instructor
Cons of Traditional Uses
Does it actually increase student performance and
engagement?
Not the best way to deliver online lectures (too long)
Attendance affected?
“The real solution to poor attendance at lectures is simple: high quality,
interactive, and engaging lectures.” -- Harvard Crimson Staff, 2006.
Where do we go from here?
We want ways to
• Better engage
students
• Increase student
performance
• Foster better student
outcomes
Making Traditional Capture Better:
Instructional Style
Make your level of engagement and enthusiasm
contagious
View your own lectures
• Any areas for improvement?
Less PowerPoint, more engaging content
• Prezi, video clips, website tours
• Hand-written notes/problem-solving through use of tablet
PCs/starboards
Making Traditional Capture Better:
Enriching Instruction
Insert lecture captures into other Desire2Learn tools
Presentations integrated into course content
Supported by additional instructional resources
• e.g. quizzes, links, additional reading
Making Traditional Capture Better:
Enriching Instruction
Learning Environment
Integration with Learning Environment and ePortfolio
Embedding
Making Traditional Capture Better:
Student-focused Platform Features
Letting the student focus on what matters to them
• Simple player with on-mouse-over controls
• Swap video and screen, picture-in-picture, etc.
Letting the student find what matters to them
• Auto-generated table of contents with thumbnail previews
• Streaming allows for quick navigation with no buffering
• Can search for keywords found in screen text, etc.
Making Traditional Capture Better:
Student-focused Platform Features
Table of Contents
(e.g. Chapters, Slide Titles)
Search within the presentation
(Can also search Portal-wide)
Viewing options
(e.g. Side-by-Side, Picture-in-Picture)
Making the Most Out of Classroom Time
Flipping the classroom / Use of pre-made video clips
• Enables more discussion, worked examples, case studies or problemsolving into your face-to-face teaching.
Adjust lecture style, as students no longer need to keep
up with note taking.
• Faster pace
• Less notes on black/whiteboard
• More discussion
Creative Use: Using Video Recording to
Improve Student Performance
University of Toronto course, “Communication Skills for
Computer Science Students”
Students made elevator pitches and various
presentations in class, and were recorded each time
Increases in performance were facilitated by
• Video-assisted self assessment
• Asynchronous discussion and feedback with TA
Using Video Recording to Improve Student
Performance, cont.
• Students watched their performance and used Capture’s time-linked
comments feature to make note of what they did well and what they
could improve on.
• Further reinforcement was provided by the TA who did the same.
• TA also responded to student’s self-assessment with feedback and
suggestions.
Creative Use: Showcasing Student Projects and Work
Poudre School District
• Emphasis on showcasing as much student work as possible. Have a
production studio students can be filmed in, or can film students in
classroom, etc.
• Recordings are available on ‘Channel 10’, PSD’s Capture Portal. Students
love that they can watch what they produce.
• Most popular recordings: Student Newscasts, and Music Rhythms series.
Creative Use: Fostering Digital Fluency
Poudre School District
• Class visits to Channel 10 production studio for demonstrations or special
class projects.
• Teach videography and editing using A/V and software.
• Opportunities for students to be "freelance" video producers and assist in
all stages of video/web production for teacher and school projects.
Creative Use: Showcasing Student-Generated
Content
Ryerson University
• Ryecast is Ryerson’s version of YouTube, where they can allow staff and
students to upload their own content to the Capture Portal.
• Also used Capture’s extensibility features to add a ‘channels’ widget to the
Capture Portal, which gives a visual overview of all the different Portals
there are for different groups.
Creative Use: Combining Conferencing & Webcasting
Ontario Poison Centre
• Staff does shift work, but wanted to be involved in rounds.
• Needed to provide side-by-side video and slides, and high-quality
publishing of live recordings
• BUT, also needed to have multiple remote presenters in different hospitals
and locations.
Combining Conferencing & Webcasting
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• Polycom video conferencing used between hospital locations
• Capture records the Polycom conference re-broadcasts it out as a live
webcast over the web browser for those attending from home.
• Staff loved that they could see everything going on in the room, as well as
in the other hospital rooms, and the system fit their own schedule (i.e. live
or on-demand)
• Staff are more active in educational activities.
Discussion & Questions
How are you using presentation capture / webcasting today?
In what other ways do you see it used creatively to engage
students or improve learning?
Let’s transform
teaching and
learning, together.
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