West Valley College West Valley College Educational Technology Update Fred Chow: Dean, Technology Scott Ludwig: Multimedia Coordinator Alfred Yee: Classroom Technology Specialist Gary Cloman: Server Administrator Daniel Niemann: Digital Media Specialist WVMCCD Educational and Student Services Presentation Board of Trustees Meeting: January 18, 2011

West Valley College Educational Technology Angel – Learning Management System Fox Technology Center Multimedia Classrooms Digital Signage Instructional Media Educational Technology Initiatives

West Valley College Angel Learning Management System Traditional Face-to-Face168454% Online classes37012% Hybrid using Angel LMS96931% Syllabus Only772% Provided as a Cloud Service Used Extensively In the Delivery of Instruction During Calendar 2010 WVC Offered 3100 Course Sections 45% used Learning Mgmt System

West Valley College Angel: Features and Functions Student Resources –Course listings –Syllabi –Course material –Assignments –Drop-box –Group discussions Faculty Resources –Course-wide communication tool –Material distribution –Bulletin boards –Assessment

West Valley College Course Material LessonsCourse Page Assignments

West Valley College Class Bulletin Board Assessment Grade Book Drop Box

West Valley College Fox Technology Center

West Valley College Fox Technology Center Four Interactive Learning Classrooms Two Distance Learning Classrooms Three Computer Classrooms 90+ seat Lecture Hall with DL capabilities Open study area Group study rooms

West Valley College Fox Center Multi-discipline Facility Over 100 Courses Schedule During Spring 2011 –Accounting, Business Startup, Project Mgmt –Art History, Art in Society, Astronomy –Computer Arts, Graphic Design –Counseling –DM/IS-Web Development –Fashion Design, Paralegal –English, French, Humanities –History, Economics, Psychology, Political Science –Human Anatomy, Infectious Diseases –Public Speaking, Interpersonal Comm, Debate –History of Rock & Roll

West Valley College Old School AV gear

West Valley College Multimedia Classrooms Campus Classroom AV Standards - Dual-boot computer (Windows/OS-X) - Document camera - Audio and Voice reinforcement - LCD Projection

West Valley College Instructor Station Examples

West Valley College Classroom Examples

West Valley College Digital Signage Provides a digital display of campus-wide information –Important academic calendar dates –Campus events –Sporting events –Current weather –Clock Placement in building entryways Ability to display emergency messaging 5 screens installed on WVC campus

West Valley College Instructional Media Instructional streaming media –Audio, video, and screencasts iTunes U –Media distribution via Apple iTunes store model Lecture Capture –Full lecture recordings, supplement “pure” online coursework –Provides a face to online based instruction Screen Capture –Currently used for online instruction of desktop based curriculum, e.g. Photoshop, Web Design, etc…

West Valley College A/V Streaming Media Conversion of physical media to digital format –VHS, DVD, and audio media Used in online and hybrid course instruction Fair Use and ADA compliance Camtasia Screencast Closed Captioning

West Valley College WVC on iTunes U WVC was part of original beta project with UC Berkeley and Stanford in 2005 Distribution is free for institutions and all content is free for users. Content is accessible on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod through the iTunes application

West Valley College WVC on iTunes U: Landing Page

West Valley College Contemporary Biology: Example Course Page

West Valley College Implementation at WVC Leverage existing content capture techniques –Primarily VHS, DVDs, and audio recordings We are now able to distribute a wealth of previously unpublished work from local archives. Our current focus is on instruction, campus events, student works, performances, and program overviews. Courses, Lectures, Guest Speakers, Student Activity Events, Music Concerts, Professional Development, Board of Trustees audio minutes, and Commencement Ceremonies Accepted into the iTunes public store on July 21, 2009

West Valley College iTunes U: Current Statistics Desktop Visitors115,802475,402 Mobile VisitorsN/A30,159* Total Visitors115,802505,561 Desktop Downloads62,279150,314 Mobile DownloadsN/A10,321* RSS Feeds36,065273,723 Total Downloads98,344434,358 Avg. Downloads (per/month)8,19536,197 Avg. Visitors (per/month)9,65042,130 * (Data represents 10-weeks of reports from October 22, 2010 through December 31, 2010)

West Valley College WVC iTunes U Visitors:

West Valley College Lecture Capture Accordent Lecture Capture –Records audio, video, and screen capture –2 recorders in Fox Center, 1 portable recorder –Web browser based playback –Evidence shows increased student retention and success Remote Video Recorders Current Applications –Online instruction –Hybrid courses –Guest speakers –Live event webcasting (Commencements, college events)

West Valley College Presentation Examples

West Valley College Instructional Technology by the Numbers Over 1,000 instructional computers and servers on campus –Labs, classrooms, instructor workstations Imaging and support of complex instructional software –Maya, AutoCad, GIS, Gerber, Adobe Suites Over 900 pieces of audio-visual equipment –LCD projectors, DVD/VHS players, document cameras, TVs, sound systems, video cameras Approximately 100 Multimedia classrooms –37 installed in the last two years –More classrooms coming 2.5 FTE support staff plus student-hourly help

West Valley College Three Year Time Horizon Web Content Management for Upgrade Media and Video Server Infrastructure Continue Upgrading Classrooms with Multimedia Science & Math Phases B and C Language Arts / Social Science Strategy - Learning Management System Angel Acquired by Blackboard Strategy - Faculty Computers and Instructional Network Faculty Technology Training / Resource Center Implement Innovative Instructional Technology –Screen Capture (Camtasia) –Classroom Response System (Clickers) –Mobile Devices - Smart Phones, Tablets, eBooks