Introduction to eTEACH Authoring

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Introduction to eTEACH Authoring

• Mike Litzkow
• and
• Gregory Moses
• University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Big Picture
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Installation Requirements

• MS Office (2000 or XP)
• Windows Installer 2.0
• Windows 2000 SP3, Windows XP already there
• Earlier versions download from MS (may need SP)
• .NET Framework
• Download from MS (SP2 recommended)
• AsfChop.ocx
• Full install of Office XP
• Contact me

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Live Demo

• Create new project
• Import video, slides, closed-captioning
• Add TOC entry and slide/animation changes
• Add Linktab
• Switch layout
• Close / re-open project
• Add self-assessment

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Publishing

• Viewing on local hard drive
• Click on top.html
• Publishing to Web
• Copy video to Windows Media Server
• Copy everything else to a Web server
• Change 1 line in Presentation.xml
• Create links for various bitrates
• Publishing to CD
• Copy to staging area
• Set default bitrate / delete extra video files
• Build index page
• Add auto-play (if desired)

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Solving Problems

• ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP!
• Update to a new version
• Options -gt Show advanced features
• Update Scripts
• Edit slides
• Change PPT
• Update Scripts
• Fix up commands
• Edit video
• Change Video
• Create new project
• Import PPT, CC, (new) video, (old)
  Presentation.xml
• Use range-select to move or delete groups of
  events

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Contact Information

• http//eteach.engr.wisc.edu
• Mike Litzkow
• 608-262-6122
• mlitzkow_at_facstaff.wisc.edu
• Gregory Moses
• moses_at_engr.wisc.edu