Last month, I participated in a phone interview with the education team at Adobe to talk about how the University of Denver is using Flash Media Server to stream both live and on-demand content across campus and out into the world. The resulting article was recently published on the Adobe Developer Connection website.
Topics covered include our CourseMedia™ system, live events, and various video uses across departments. It’s a fairly quick read and a comprehensive look at what DU is doing with media streaming using the Flash Platform.
I’d encourage anyone going to Educause in Denver to stop by the Adobe Booth (#909) for a theater presentation by myself and John Schuman.
Streaming Video for Education Wednesday, November 4 12:45pm–1:15pm
In this session, you will learn the inner workings of a real-world video solution for higher education based on Adobe Flash technology. Join John Schuman, Adobe education solutions architect, and Joseph Labrecque, senior multimedia application developer at the University of Denver and an Adobe Education Leader, as they take you through the underlying technologies that went into the creation of the amazing video applications of the University of Denver.
When searching for audio within CourseMedia™, users now have the option to verify the record at three separate points of failure. The tool is integrated within the metadata panel of the audio clip editor and will let the user know if the record fails on the following three points:
Metadata Record Retrieval
Flash Media Server Connection Via Directory
File Streamability
If any of these points fail, a message is shown to the user at that point. Most of the records which fail in these ways are caused by bad filenames or misnamed files and directories.
Check out the video below for a walkthrough: Get the Flash Player to see this content.
We’ve updated both the CourseMedia™ MediaViewer and VPS Projection System to take advantage of Google’s new YouTube API for ActionScript 3. All external YouTube videos are now treated just as native ALORA videos using the same display mechanisms and controls in both applications. Previously, YouTube videos required a user to native out of the current environment and into a separate web browser window to access the video.
Here is a short video demonstrating the new functionality: Get the Flash Player to see this content.
To take advantage of the changes in the VPS Projection System, users must upgrade to version 1.3.2
Version 1.2.6 of the MediaViewer should load up automatically the next time you access CourseMedia™ but you may need to either refresh your browser viewport or clear the cache depending upon your configuration.
Dr. Susan Sadler discusses using Blackboard courseware in innovative ways to promote the understanding of complex concepts in the biological sciences. The interview was conducted by Alex Karklins and Kathy Keairns of the Center for Teaching and Learning.
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