Live Webinar: How to Make Lecture Capture Faculty-Friendly

MADISON, Wis., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Join Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, for a live webinar about blended learning from two perspectives: the instructor and IT team member who create and distribute rich media presentations to the campus community.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. CDT

WHERE: To register for this complimentary webinar, visit http://sofo.com/06735.

At Central Michigan University's Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions faculty, IT and AV staff came together to create a painless approach to lecture capture, resulting in more than 2,200 presentations streamed and a landmark 100,000 student views.

The key: technology-enabled classrooms, specially-designed facilities and self-serve kiosks that deliver premium production values and a stress-free user experience for both faculty and their student viewers.

Hear from Dr. Christina Eyers who has been teaching with Mediasite for over five years and is now a self-proclaimed "fan of hybrid courses":

• Discover why she prefers an appliance-based approach to recording online instruction and faculty-student interaction
• Understand how "storefront appeal" and ease-of-use create better teaching and learning experiences, and boost the image of both the instructor and the school
• Find out how to use lecture capture to not only provide better clarity in clinical demonstrations but also avoid using valuable in-class time on concepts that can be reviewed in advance
• See how to extend the reach of traditional course instruction to continuing education for state licensure, student presentations and critiques, guest speakers and alumni outreach

Then get a virtual tour complete with inspiring photos from the technical lead, Mike Hinko, Manager, Production Services:

• Explore how CMU equipped its Health Innovation Lab with examination tables and other specialized health professions equipment to create a state-of-the-art production facility
• Learn tips for working with an integrator to build a control room, flexible lecture halls and a production facility that uses multi-camera production, studio lighting, professional-grade microphones, videoconferencing, and live streaming -- yet remains approachable for faculty
• Get ideas for creating self-serve lecture capture kiosks around Mediasite that let faculty record solo with just a 15-minute orientation, and produce superior online course materials than a software only approach

Presenters:

Mike Hinko, Manager, Production Services at Central Michigan University's College of Health Professions, is an award-winning producer/director who has worked in video production for over 20 years. His career has included positions in the private and government sectors as well as higher education. In his current role, Mike works with faculty and staff to create and distribute hundreds of rich media presentations.

Dr. Christina Eyers, EdD, ATC is the Assistant Professor/Clinical Education Coordinator at Central Michigan University's College of Health Professions. Aside from teaching undergraduate and graduate students, Dr. Eyers oversees the clinical education and internship experiences of athletic training students across the United States. She is actively involved in the profession of athletic training, serving as President of the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society and a member of the Michigan Department of Community Health Athletic Trainer Board. For her service, Dr. Eyers was previously awarded the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association Dedicated Service Award and the University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Studies Jack Davis Professional Achievement Award.

Moderator:

Sean Brown, Sonic Foundry Vice President of Education

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (Nasdaq: SOFO, www.sonicfoundry.com) is the global leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, providing enterprise communication solutions for more than 1,800 customers in education, business and government. Powered by Mediasite, the patented webcasting platform which automates the capture, management, delivery and search of lectures, online training and briefings, Sonic Foundry empowers people to transform the way they communicate. Through the Mediasite platform and its Events Services group, the company helps customers connect a dynamic, evolving world of shared knowledge and envisions a future where learners and workers around the globe use webcasting to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance.

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