1. 1. Automatically embedding lecture captures into Blackboard Duncan Brown The University of Liverpool 1
2. 2. Automatically embedding lecture captures into Blackboard or Automatically embedding minimum standards into Blackboard or Stuff I did over the last 12 months which basically involved getting information into Blackboard automatically 2
3. 3. About me Duncan Brown Blackboard Administrator for 10 years Blackboard Learn 7.? 9.10 Hardware moves, software changes, University structures, netscalers, loadbalancers, styles, content, 3rd party systems, building blocks, plugins etc Never written a building block. No Java knowledge. 3
4. 4. Application Development Manager Promotion? Teams: Web Development Mobile Development User Interface Design Data Integration (web services) Agile Examples at end of presentation 4
5. 5. What have I been doing? Minimum Standards project VITAL Baseline Lecture Capture project Stream Capture Housekeeping Blackboard = Virtual Interactive Teaching At Liverpool Course = Module 5
6. 6. VITAL Baseline Report from Liverpool Guild of Students Inconsistencies between Blackboard courses University TEL Strategy 6
7. 7. VITAL Baseline Survey A welcome to area Further Reading Contact details for the leader Lecture notes / handouts Contact details for others Past Exam Papers Module Specification Online Submission Timetable / Schedule Formative feedback on draft Learning Outcomes Online discussion forums Assessment Strategy Other 7
8. 8. Student Suggestions for inclusion in Minimum Standards 8 44% 84% 69% 80% 87% 75% 79% 88% 95% 93% 79% 71% 54% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
9. 9. Staff Suggestions for inclusion in Minimum Standards 9 47% 71% 59% 43% 59% 58% 58% 65% 72% 47% 38% 37% 27% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
10. 10. Student v Staff Suggestions for inclusion in Minimum Standards 10 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
11. 11. Student v Staff Suggestions for inclusion in Minimum Standards 11 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 46% 41% 41% 37%
12. 12. Module Specification System Staff only Data input by multiple users, various systems Programme Planner 12
13. 13. Module Specification System Staff only Data input by multiple users, various systems Programme Planner 13
14. 14. Database Web Pages CleanUp & Transform What to build? 14 Data Blackboard Building Block Content
15. 15. Web Pages What to build? 15 Data Building Block Content .NET Application RESTful Web Service Overnight Process jsp Building Block SQL query to retrieve data Minimal Java required
16. 16. Time to code All pre building block work written in VB using Visual Studio RESTful Web Services to retrieve data Retrieve data for all course codes for current academic year Insert all data into all_baseline database table 16
17. 17. Time to code Create web page template in code Group data and transform as required Merge data (update / insert) into course_baseline database table 17
18. 18. My first building block if(bbContext.hasCourseContext()) { module_id = bbContext.getCourse().getCourseId(); } Select data from single row of course_baseline table on module_id into variables (e.g. info_table) 18
19. 19. VITAL Baseline 19
20. 20. VITAL Baseline updates Examiners Reports Department Responses Compliance with QAA code 20
21. 21. VITAL Baseline reception 21
22. 22. Stream 22 stream.liv.ac.uk Streaming Server 4000+ videos and audio 90 days of content 300+ active uploaders 2,225,000 views
23. 23. Stream Capture 23
24. 24. Stream Capture 24 Lecture Capture Software Windows software Microphone & webcam recording Custom screen & audio options One button start / stop recording
25. 25. Stream Capture 25 Fully integrated with Scientia Enterprise Foundation Tags any lecture capture recordings with metadata
26. 26. Stream Capture 26 Multiple monitors Mouse options Webcam video overlays Save locally for editing Automatically publishes to stream.liv.ac.uk & Blackboard
27. 27. Stream Capture Email 27 Processing queue 720p and 270p Change settings on stream: Descriptions, keyword tags Privacy Embed Rate, comments Thumbnails
28. 28. Coding time again RESTful Web Service to retrieve data Retrieve data for all lectures by course Merge data (update / insert) into all_lectures database table 28
29. 29. Coding time again Create web page template in code Group data and transform as required Merge data (update / insert) into lectures_table database table 29
30. 30. My second building block (its basically the same as the first one!) 2 files: view.jsp if(bbContext.hasCourseContext()) { module_id = bbContext.getCourse().getCourseId(); } Select lecture_table data from stream_capture table on module_id into variable 30
31. 31. LECTURE_TABLE
    • Welcome And Induction 24 September 2014 11:00

      25 September 2014
      14:00 - 15:30

      Play
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32. 32. My second building block (its basically the same as the first one!) 2 files: stream.jsp
    src=https://stream.liv.ac.uk/s/ scrolling=no frameborder=0 style=max-width:100%; id=object>
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33. 33. Stream Lectures in Blackboard 33
34. 34. Non-Stream Lectures in Blackboard Add any video or audio stream to Blackboard Add one item to multiple courses 34
35. 35. Non-Stream Lectures in Blackboard Filter for users with multiple courses Problem with Scientia Enterprise Foundation only one course per lecture 35
36. 36. Non-Stream Lectures in Blackboard 36
37. 37. Custom Stream Lectures in Blackboard Add custom titles, descriptions and dates All stream lecture items are shown in chronological order on Blackboard Add any item to top of page easily 37
38. 38. Stream Lectures: Outcomes In BETA release since September 2014 45 lecture theatres currently 350+ live lectures recorded using Stream Capture 200+ non-live lectures recorded using Stream Capture 95,000+ lecture views on 11,500+ devices 270 views per lecture, max 3600 views 38
39. 39. Stream Lectures: Outcomes 75% of all lecture views take place via Blackboard and Mobile Learn Over 60% 1st and 2nd years regularly watch lectures Less than 20% 3rd years regularly watch lectures 80% of all lectures watched immediately prior (within 2 hours) to subsequent lecture 39
40. 40. Any questions? dbrown@liverpool.ac.uk 0151 794 4457 | 07545 972045 @Hobbes_Malone 40
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