Watch & learn - using streaming in education
Streaming media has the great potential to be one
of the most effective and technologically advanced tools for education.
With continued movement away from old-fashioned
learning, more and more educational institutions are implementing, or plan to
implement, streaming media in their education process and curriculum.
Streaming technology can help to transform
education from the traditional classroom/teacher or lecture theatre/lecturer format
into more global, technology-based, ‘learner-centric’ types of education and
training.
One of the appeals is that streaming technologies
leverage existing educational practices, in particular, the traditional lecture
/ classroom format.
Broadcasting lectures live over the web, or recording
them and then making these available on demand after the event (or both) means
utilising streaming media can greatly increase the reach and impact of any
individual lecture.
The use of streaming media for education and
training is not just restricted to use by Universities, Colleges and Schools,
it is also being widely used by many commercial and non commercial enterprises.
At www.flashstreaming.co.uk we
have clients using online video to provide instruction in everything from yoga
to playing the guitar.
Streaming media is also being widely adopted for
use in medical and dental training. Video has been an established and invaluable
tool for this type of training for many years.
The ability to deliver educational and training
content via the web has greatly reduced overall costs traditionally associated
with delivery of video content. Once completed, the streaming content can be
reused time and again – no re-editing, no DVDs or VHS tapes to produce and
distribute, and no copies of your content left lying around!
If you’re considering using video for education or training,
talk to us here at Flash Streaming – our team has helped many clients add streaming
media to their training resources and programs with great results. Email info@flashstreaming.co.uk or call
us on 01242 587734
Until next time…..