I thought this group might be interested in a preview of the lecture capture pilot for this Spring semester. We’ll be testing two LC solutions – Echo360 (which we used in the Fall), and Panopto (new). Panopto is an entirely software-based solution, and will be hosted in the cloud. In general it has many similar features to Echo360, and actually came in a close second in our initial evaluations. We hope the comparison will help us assess both the relative technical stability of the product as well as any differences in student/faculty perceptions and learning outcomes.

The rooms we’re in will be:

Forum 102: Echo360 (software)
Forum 111: Panopto
Kern 112: Echo360 (software)
Sparks 10: Echo360 (appliance)
Business 104: Panopto

Also, I am conducting my post-semester assessment for Fall right now, which includes student surveys, and student and faculty focus groups. We had conducted surveys pre-semester as well. The data already is very interesting, and I look forward to discussing with all of you as soon as it’s ready.