Digital Video: Best Practices for Faculty in the Convergence of Broadcast and Streaming

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Digital Video Best Practices for Faculty in the
Convergence of Broadcast and Streaming

• Pauline Stieff
• Tufts University
• WCET Conference
• Hyatt Regency Islandia
• San Diego, California
• November 4, 2003

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Making It All Worthwhile Video Projects At Tufts

• Goals
• Obstacles
• Solutions

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Goals

• Inform faculty/staff of technology resources.
• Promote the use of technology in all disciplines.
• Promote video as a tool and service to further
  educational goals.

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Obstacles

• Decentralized IT Environment Conflicts with
  Mission to Promote Technology Use for Teaching,
  Learning and Research

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Obstacles (contd)

• Small School/ Four Diverse Campuses with
  Different Needs
• Medford/Somerville Arts, Sciences and
  Engineering, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
• Boston Health Sciences (Medical, Dental,
  Nutrition)
• Grafton Veterinary School
• Talloires, France European Center

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Obstacles (contd)

• Perception of video as new, experimental or
  superfluous media.

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Solutions

• Anticipate and Validate Faculty Concerns
• - Time
• - Resources
• - Disparity among Disciplines

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Solutions (contd)

• Tie in Video (ResearchChannel) Projects with
  Existing Initiatives/Events
• Tufts 150th Celebration
• Distinguished Lecture Series

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Solutions (contd)

• Be Sure to Include Everyone (all disciplines,
  campuses, etc.)
• Promote as Faculty Development

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Solutions (contd)

• Promote through other media (technical and
  non-technical)
• Workshops
• Listservs
• Newsletters/ Brochures (people still like paper)

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What Makes It All Worthwhile?

• Showing Others Your Vision
• Passion
• Determination and Flexibility (take a step back
  to move forward)
• Accomplishment/Results
• Validation

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Contact Information

• Pauline Stieff
• IT Grants Specialist
• Tufts University
• Academic Technology
• 617-627-3369
• pauline.stieff_at_tufts.edu
• Website http//at.tccs.tufts.edu/