February 25, 2016
By: Mich Donovan
Recently, I was preparing some sample video lectures for a course on statistics. The instructor had prepared PDF slides through LaTeX which were a departure in style from what we usually produce with Keynote. The main reason? It's difficult to express complex...
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November 19, 2015
By: Mich Donovan
In the move from DIY video production kits to professionally produced recording sessions, providing faculty with prompting material has become more integral than ever. The approach changes with each presenter. One goes low-tech with a large white board with bullet...
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October 21, 2015
By: Jack D'Ardenne
The Panasonic Fall Tech Tour is underway and will be in Raleigh next Tuesday 10/27 and Atlanta on Wednesday 11/4. This will be a great opportunity to see some of our newest technology – including laser projectors, video walls, interactive displays...
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October 19, 2015
By: Stephen Toback
Dr. Stephen Craig, Chair of Duke's Chemistry department wanted to use live green screen for a presentation to some undergraduates at Florida Gulf Coast University. We had used Wirecast to try this in the past in the MPS Video Recording...
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September 18, 2015
By: Jack D'Ardenne
The Harvard Business School recently launched the HBX virtual classroom. "HBX Live is a studio based classroom located at WGBH Boston (public TV station) that enables 60 individuals from different locations around the world to join in a real-time discussion...
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September 4, 2015
By: Stephen Toback
[duke_media src="https://warpwire.duke.edu/w/fqgAAA/"] At the brilliant suggestion of Amy Kenyon, I did some testing of using Prezi as a recording tool for one of our courses in production. It’s pretty great for zooming around large images at will and discussing the...
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August 17, 2015
By: Stephen Toback
https://youtu.be/4a_ij4hiz3M We had a request from a faculty member to be able to use a multiple page white board and be able to switch back and forth in real time between pages as he is screen recording. I was hoping Sketchbook...
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June 2, 2015
By: Mich Donovan
I reviewed the first version of Wacom’s tablet PC a few months ago, mostly focusing on how the device could work as an all-in-one studio for creating video lectures. The verdict: a little overpowered (and in some ways limited) for...
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February 3, 2015
By: Stephen Toback
Several staff from OIT's Academic and Media Technologies team visited our neighbors down the hall at the American Tobacco Campus this week. The Art Institute of Durham's culinary students have provided wonderful catering services for several OIT functions in the...
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November 19, 2014
By: Stephen Toback
Jack D’Ardenne and I visited the production offices and studios of MITx and HarvardX this week. Both schools produce excellent quality videos and use a wide range of resources. This will briefly look at their internal production studio facilities. MITx...
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