SmartClassroom :: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 -- Campus Technology

SmartClassroom :: Wednesday, February 14, 2007

02/14/07

Case Study

Classroom Capture: Lecture Recording System Draws Devotees at Temple

TUCAPTURE's on the fly archiving of audio and video integrates with Apreso, Blackboard. Next up: handwriting capture.

By Linda L. Briggs

If lectures are recorded during class and then offered online, will attendance drop as students attend class virtually instead of in person? That's still a big question in higher education, as it becomes more and more common to augment in class courses with an online component.

According to data from Temple University outside Philadelphia, virtual offerings actually increase student attendance. Temple is using a campus-wide academic capture system with great success.

TUCAPTURE, as Temple's system is called, uses Anystream's Apreso lecture capture software system to automatically record audio, video, and even handwriting during lectures, seminars, or virtually any presentation. The content is then immediately and automatically made available online....

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News & Product Updates

Back to the Future: Harvard Stocks up on Thin Clients

By Paul McCloskey

The Harvard Physics department has replaced its graduate department PCs with thin clients. The switch the Wyse 500 thin client systems was driven by the need to reduce "at the desk" support time and lower energy costs associated with powering PCs, campus officials said....

Pittsburgh Art Institute Launches Social Network

By Paul McCloskey

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh will open an online social network to facilitate collaboration among students and between students and faculty. The network will enable participants to create personal and professional profiles, discuss ideas, and share artwork....

Sharp To Launch Large-Venue XG-PH70X Projector

By David Nagel

Sharp Electronics next month will begin shipping its new XG-PH70X, a DLP-based XGA installation projector designed for large venues like lecture halls and auditoriums....

Student Lifecycle Management: CRM Meets the Campus

By Matt Villano

In a world where student loyalty is tenuous and competition for enrollees can be intense, schools are challenged to better understand and value their ‘customer' relationships...(Campus Technology)

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