Training & Professional Development Opportunities for Media On Demand
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A web-based survey of 531 individuals across the University of Utah campus, representing Web Managers, IT Managers, PC Managers, Mac Managers, LINUX Managers, and UNIX Managers was conducted May 10-20, 2005. The survey sought opinions and identification of current activities in digital video and audio acquisition, compression, and distribution. Questions were divided into six sections:
- Who you are...
- Information about respondent locations, responsibilities, and the constituents served.
- The need for digital video & audio...
- Queries about respondents’ involvement in distributing digital video and audio media, and for what purposes.
- Issues related to digital video & audio collections...
- A lightning round asking Likert Scale-based opinions on key issues related to digital video and audio collections delivered over networks and via web servers within the University of Utah.
- Current activities and tools...
- Questions related to the acquisition, preparation, and delivery methods for digital video and audio media.
- What if...
- Ratings on how beneficial certain projects or plans may be relative to the acquisition, preparation, and delivery of digital video and audio media.
- Conclusions...
- Additional thoughts and comments about the creation, encoding, and distribution of digital video and audio content across the University.
Two separate reports were generated from the surveys:
- Report of the Working Group for Video/Audio Architectures & Compression: A New Media Ecosystem (2005-08-02) pp. 21-41
- Digital Video Survey Report Presentation at the IT Managers November 2005 Meeting
With regard to Training and Professional Development Opportunties for content developers and providers on campus, the survey gathered opinions and reported what could be considered a mandate for the University to provide such opportunities. In addition to resources and forums that currently exist in the University, such as IT Managers, Mac Managers, and the Webmasters Forum, the Media On Demand Committee recommended that an additional forum be created to specifically focus on all issues surrounding the creation, delivery, and management of Media On Demand for the University. Additional information about that forum is listed below under the Resources section.
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[edit] Keep Informed... Media On Demand Forum/LIFT
The discussion topics, issues, opportunities, and IT infrastructures associated with the creation, publication, distribution, and maintenance of Media On Demand reources are broad and deep. The technology, services, and applications associated with Media On Demand change rapidly and frequently. Consequently, there is a need to provide a forum for the demonstration of new technologies and ideas, with provision for Q&A about implementations, costs, and availabilities.
The University of Utah already has numerous established forums and committees that meet regularly. A listing of such groups if available through the University of Utah Office of IT website under Committees & Groups. The URL link is http://www.it.utah.edu/leadership/committees/index.html. There you will find additional links for these groups...
- Information Technology Council (ITC)
- Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC)
- IT Managers Forum
- Mac Managers
- Webmasters
- U Web Advisory Committee
- Network Research Forum
- Wireless Committee
Other entities across the campus also host information technology updates and sessions.
The Media On Demand Committee, rather than create an additional set of meetings to address MOD issues and opportunities, has opted to partner with the Library and Information Technology Forum--LIFT in order to keep the University community updated.
The purpose of the Library and Information Technology Forum is to inform the University of Utah community about electronic information resources, and current trends in the use of computers and online technologies for accessing these resources. The Forum is generally held the second Wednesday of each month between September and May, in the Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2680.
If you would like to suggest a Forum topic or Media On Demand demonstration or discussion, or if you need more information please contact Jeanne Le Ber, Forum Coordinator; phone 801-585-6744 or e-mail jeannele@lib.med.utah.edu.
The website for the LIFT and MOD Forums is available at this URL--
Past presentations are available on-demand as PowerPoints, PDFs, and RealMedia video streams via this URL link--
[edit] University of Utah Web Resources
As part of the services offered through the University's Office of Information Technology, a website called U Web Resources offers information related to many aspects of designing and deploying websites and web applications on campus. Many resources and presentations are included that afford training and professional development content. In this website you will find information about website registration, search engines, webstats, services, security, graphics, training, policies & guidelines, e-commerce guidelines, campus IT groups, software links, reference links, and best practices.
[edit] Health Sciences Web Resource Center
The Web Resource Center (WRC), a division of Information Technology Services, was created to serve the growing needs of the Health Sciences community. Whether it is time to update your current website or time to build a new site or other web-related project from scratch, the Web Resource Center can help in accomplishing your goals. As a division of University of Utah Information Technology Services, the WRC serves all Health Sciences organizations, including the Hospitals & Clinics, the School of Medicine, and the Colleges of Health, Nursing and Pharmacy.
[edit] Webmasters Forum
Sponsored by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Office of Information Technology, the periodic Webmaster Forum is held for members of the University web community. Presentation materials from past forums are available online.
[edit] IT Managers Forum
The Information Technology Managers Forum consists of members of the campus IT management community. They meet to discuss IT concerns shared among campus colleges and departments. IT Managers also serves an advisory role to the Information Technology Council (ITC) and the Office of Information Technology (OIT).
[edit] Mac Managers at the University of Utah
A website was created to help, support, inform and educate people who support or are interested in Apple technology and integration in a university environment. Mac Managers collaborate on the deployment, management, and integration of Mac OS X client and server computers into multi-platform computing environments.
The Documentation section of Mac Managers is a rich collection of vital information.
[edit] AOCE Educational Technology Computer Classes
From Continuing Education, individual classes and professional certifications are offered in computer design, programming, and internet communications through AOCE's Computers & Technology curricula.
[edit] Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
The Eccles Health Sciences Library offers a variety of classes & workshops to University students, faculty & staff under the name of Classes @ the Library.
[edit] J. Willard Marriott Library
A variety of short classes, for-credit courses, and self guided tutorials are available on topics ranging from internet navigation and basic HTML to building websites using Dreamweaver, Flash and Photoshop through the Library Instruction web page.
[edit] Technology Assisted Curriculum Center (TACC)
TAC Center consultants provide many Training & Instruction opportunities for faculty. In addition to the Workshops that are offered every semester, they provide one-on-one training sessions. These sessions can be individualized depending on needs. Training sessions can include instruction on software, hardware, online education (WebCT), etc.
- http://www.tacc.utah.edu/index.php
- http://www.tacc.utah.edu/services/training.html
- http://www.tacc.utah.edu/services/streaming_media.html
[edit] The Utah Education Network (UEN)
UEN is committed to serving the educational technology needs for Utah's public and higher education institutions, public libraries, and state agencies. UEN Professional Development offers workshops and training in a variety of web and internet related technology issues.
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