UCL's media adventure

podcasting, lecture capture and iTunes U(oh, and mobility)

What we're going to cover

•How we got the podcasting bug

•Developing lecture capture

•How we got into iTunes U

•Moving to mobility

Now this looks interesting...

Why podcasting at UCL?Globalisation policyStrong academic leadFunding for pilot project

Pilot projectIdentify champions

Develop workflows to meet academic needs

Equip selected lecture thea

tres

Make portable equipment available

Provide “best-efforts” support

Survey staff and student opinion

18 month pilot started in 2008

Lecturecast

22 teaching spaces install

ed

during the "pilot" phase

During 2010/11:

Over 1.5k events

Over 77k viewings

LecturecastExpensive, but deal done38 spaces installed summer 201160 spaces now equipped and available for service this term

The iTunes U bombshell!

Approach from Apple late

2007

Briefing February 2008

Launch June 2008

Gathering the team

Legal

Copyrightand IPR

MediaPR

SystemsProject

Management

The most important thingsContent

Content

Content

Spreadsheet of ideal and

realistic content to laun

ch

Technical and legal

pragmatism

Keeping some back

Clear structure and layout

Attention to graphics and design

A way in...

Where we are now

Started with c150 items of

content

Now around 2,000 items

20 - 40k downloads a

month

Around 1,000,000 since

launch

Moving to mobility

PANICTACTICS

A mobile strategy

http://www.slideshare.net/grigs/where-20-get-me-a-mobile-strategy-or-youre-fired

UCL's mobile strategy

"We will understand our mobile

learners, their needs and their

devices. During 2011/12 U

CL will

provide native application acce

ss

to major student support and

learning services, and we will

ensure that this access is

available to 90% of enabled

student customers"

UCL mobile student users

46% of UCL students

have smartphones

December 2010 data

Developing mobile presence

Developing mobile presence

Embedding mobility

...and one day we won't need it at all...

Next?

Get Lecturecast embedded

as a standard feature of

course delivery

Resource mobile support

recognising rapid change

Expand and enhance

delivery channels

UCL's media adventureJeremy Speller

UCL Director of Learning & Media Services

2011 Mobile Learning SymposiumCollege of North West London

28 September 2011

contact: j.speller@ucl.ac.ukwww.slideshare.net/jeremyspeller

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