Multimedia Streaming Options

RWU has a range of options for streaming media available for faculty and students. Your goals and comfort level with the technologies dictate the best options for you. If you'd like a consultation about media options and get help selecting the best choice for you, you may contact Media Services via e-mail at medaiservices@rwu.edu or via phone at (401) 254.5330 or contact a member of the Instructional Design team via e-mail at id@rwu.edu or via phone at (401) 254.3187.

Some of the choices available to faculty and students include:

Panopto Focus Video Capture

The University has a site license for Panopto Focus Video Capture that allows faculty and students to download the Panopto Recorder to their WIndows or Mac computer and create their own narrated videos.  The videos are uploaded, rendered and streamed from the Panopto streaming server and links to the videos can be distributed via e-mail or stored within Bridges courses, project sites or e-portfolios. Content can be repurposed as MPEG-4 Movies or MP3 audio podcasts. Users may subscribe to their folders in either iTunes or using RSS. For more information on this application please see the Panopto Focus site.

Elluminate Live! Web Conferencing

Elluminate Live! web conferencing is integrated into all Bridges sites and allows users to conduct synchronous (real-time) sessions featuring audio, video, PowerPoint and application sharing and text chat. These sessions can be recorded and streamed for those not able to attend the session or just for review. Links are archived in the appropriate Bridges site. For more information please see the Elluminate Live!  website.

iTunesU

RWU recently integrated iTunesU into the Bridges CLE to allow faculty to share iTunes content with students. To use this application faculty first need to add the tool to their course or project site:

1. Log in to Bridges
2. Log into your course
3. Click on SIte Editor
4. Click on Edit Tools
5. Click next to iTunesU to select (a checkmark should appear in the box)
6. Scroll to the bottom and click on Continue
7. Click on Finish

You should now see iTunesU appear on your course menu. Note: You will need an iTunes account in order to utilize this application. For more information  please see the  iTunesU within Bridges website.

YouTubeEDU

RWU has our own YouTube University channel that allows videos to be distributed to just the RWU community or more publicly. The video formats that are accepted by YouTube include:

• Windows Media Video (.WMV)
• .3GP (cell phones)
• .AVI (windows)
• .MOV (mac) (This is a real-time edit)
• .MP4 (ipod/psp)
• .MPEG
• .FLV (adobe flash)
• .SWF (shockwave flash)
• .MKV (h.264)

If you would like more information on utlizing YouTubeU, please contact Media Services (mediaservices@rwu.edu)

RWU MMS Streaming Server

Faculty may also have their media distributed from the RWU streaming server managed by Media Services. This server runs Windows Media Services and can stream the following file types:

• WIndows Media Audio (.wma)
• WIndows Media Video (.wmv)
• Advanced System Format (.asf)
• MP3
• WIndows Media playlists (.wsx)

If you would like more information on using the RWU streaming server, please contact Media Services (mediaservices@rwu.edu).