1. Tools for e-Teachers (a lever for setting up) a university wide streaming service

2. AVNet K.U.Leuven Providing MM services to K.U.Leuven
video- and multimediaproduction
videoconferencing support
consultancy AV integration in auditoria
research & training

3. AVNet K.U.Leuven Providing MM services to K.U.Leuven
video- and multimediaproduction
videoconferencing support
consultancy AV integration in auditoria
research & training
AVNet KULeuven helps teachers in
the implementation of new learning technologies
The development of interactive multimedia learning materials
To this end we have a three-tier model of support for teachers

4. advice and consultancy provide teachers with professional facilities
3-tier model of support
advice and consultancy
provide teachers with professional facilities
develop the materials for them
AVNet KULeuven helps teachers in
the implementation of new learning technologies
The development of interactive multimedia learning materials
To this end we have a three-tier model of support for teachers
At the first level, we stimulate and help teachers or students in their own efforts to produce audiovisual and multimedia or other e-learning projects. Here we focus on simple and cheap solutions, affordable for everyone. (DIY at home)
On the second level, we offer teachers or students the possibility to work themselves (for free) with professional tools and infrastructure at AVNet. (DIY using our facilities)
3.The highest level is reserved for the more complex and advanced productions and projects, which are made by AVNet staff, a support which is not completely for free. (We do it for you)
As mentioned above, we can not take it for granted that teachers, even the most didactically skilled ones, have enough knowledge and experience to cope easily with the tools and support offered. It must be clear that especially on the first and second level appropriate training is of utmost importance to bridge the gap. Based on its own expertise, AVNet therefore also delivers a multitude of training possibilities, for all its customers (teachers, teaching assistants, educational innovation team members, staff members, students), and for other partners, e.g. in the framework of international collaboration projects or development co-operation.

5. Multimedia - What is the actual need?
adhoc question(s)
usually some common elements
- assets on (different) servers
- synchronisation and/or integration of assets
- reusability of assets (metadata)
The denominator being

6. Multimedia - Solutions
standards-based!
- using SMIL
- using XML parsing in a client-side application
- other ?

7. SMIL {Synchronised Multimedia Integration Language}
Content
Form
Synchronisation
Interaction
(QuickTime, Real, Java players)

8. SMIL example http://www.kuleuven.be/ilt/40jaar/ (password protected)
more information (in Dutch) on:

9. SMIL
DIY (for some teachers)
Tools!
No TOC

10. XML & Flash using Flash as player and xml-parser
(password protected)

11. XML & Flash using Flash as player and xml-parser
(password protected)
template.swf + videolist.xml (can easily be adapted)

12. XML & QuickTime using QuickTime as player and data-parser
xml-like videolist (generated using php)
possible assets;
- rtsp video (.mov, .mp4)
- http media: video, audio, images, text, ...
Example: videojukebox.mov

13. XML & QuickTime (cont.) the importance of services! and tools!
upload and compress video (on-line)

14. XML & QuickTime (cont.)
reuse video from database (on-line)
XML-file is automatically generated
Metadata part not yet implemented
teachers have to upload 2 files!
future MPEG-4 developments ?

15. QuickTime & ‘other’ using QuickTime as player and ‘generator’
no xml-like videolist necessary
urls of possible assets are generated internally based on a parameter provided to the template.mov
example: _t4.mov

17. Lessons learned The Teachers’ needs: tools training
simplicity (hide the xml, use just 1 file)
empowerment

18. Lessons learned The Educational Technologist:
the work we do at level 3 of our support model, we try to carry out so that it can be reused at levels 1 & 2 by the teachers
The succes of setting up a streaming server largely depends on the succes of the tools supplied/offered

19. The Future - To Do’s
Metadata: imperative at compression request (IEEE LOM based
Search engine + extra functionalities
Closer Integration in the e-learning platform
On-line fragment selection
Annotation and comments

20. But also … Experiments with Flash comm. Server Scorm
Scalable MPEG-4 & other MPEG-4 evolutions
Out of the box hardware solutions