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Nov. 10 demos of Mediasite, a classroom capture-and-streaming tool

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, a vendor will be on the K-State-Manhattan campus to demo Mediasite, a webcasting platform by Sonic Foundry that provides “automated classroom capture and streaming”.

  • Overview session — 10:30-11:30 a.m., 114 Hale Library
  • Technical session — 1-3 p.m., Union 207
  • Overview session — 3-4 p.m., Union 207

According to Mike Wilson, a Sonic Foundry representative, more than 500 educational institutions use Mediasite to quickly build their e-learning programs, increase enrollment without new classrooms, generate new revenue, and bolster recruitment and outreach.

“Mediasite is the leading lecture capture and knowledge management platform to measurably improve student learning,” Wilson said. Continue reading “Nov. 10 demos of Mediasite, a classroom capture-and-streaming tool” →

K-State presidential finalists open forums available

Posted on by traci

The third  finalist for the presidency of Kansas State University gave an open forum presentation at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 26, in Forum Hall of the K-State Student Union. The presentation by Robert Kennedy, president of the University of Maine, was followed by a question-and-answer session and a meet-and-greet opportunity. Kennedy’s presentation was available via a live webcast, on K-State TV (channel 8), and on the K-State Salina campus via interactive Polycom provided by the ECC.

Presentations by all three presidential finalists are available on archived video webcasts: Continue reading “K-State presidential finalists open forums available” →

Open forums start today for K-State presidential candidates

Posted on by traci

The first of three finalists for the presidency of Kansas State University will give an open forum presentation at 3:30 p.m. today, Jan. 15, in Forum Hall of the K-State Student Union. The presentation by Kirk H. Schulz, vice president for research and economic development at Mississippi State, will be followed by a question-and-answer session and a meet-and-greet opportunity. All K-Staters and the general public are invited to attend. Schulz’s presentation will also be available via live webcast and on K-State TV Wildcat Cable (channel 8). Continue reading “Open forums start today for K-State presidential candidates” →