I have just seen a demo by eLecture http://www.electure.com of a system
that allows lecturers very simply to create an online lecture which may
contain a talking head video, a synchronised powerpoint display and a
transcript of what is being said. It is aimed to be very simple to
create and edit an online lecture in this way.
I certainly had my doubts about the value of what I saw, both
technically and pedagogically, though I will give it full marks for the
way in which it empowers the lecturer to produce a presentation without
any hand-holding by technical staff.
What other companies are marketing solutions like this? How much can be
done with Powerpoint itself? This is not intended to be a collaborative
system but I seem to remember conference reports about sessions with
NetMeeting, where a message was that although a video was useful
initially for setting the context, it quickly became a waste of screen
space. Can anyone point me to any reports/projects on the subject?
Thanks,
Steve
Stephen Brydges
Learning Support Services
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University of Nottingham
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