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Abstract
Author(s)
Title
Number of Pages
Date
Jonathan Gibson
Concurrent autonomous video-
lecturing system applicability
study
44 pages + 1 appendices
17 February 2013
Degree Bachelor of Engineering
Degree Programme Media Engineering
Specialisation option Audio-Visual
Instructor(s) Erkki Aalto, Head of Department
Jonna Eriksson, Laboratory Engineer
As new technology becomes more available, it gives teaching a new lease on life. More
and more teachers seek out newer and more varied teaching methods and tools to imple-
ment in their bag of tricks. A popular tool is the recording of lectures and providing it as
alternative material for those who are not capable of attending the lecture themselves.
However creating video/online-material on top of all the other material that teachers have
to keep track of creates more stress. An easier alternative would be to capture/stream the
lecture itself, than to compose material outside of the classroom.
As popularity for capturing/streaming lect
ures increases, Metropolia is also looking for a
suitable solution to this ever increasing desire. The aim of this thesis is to research and
compare a select few of these solutions and deduce if such a system is ap
plicable to
Metropolia’s needs.
Teachers that want to utilise audio-visual material must produce it during regular teaching
hours, due to limited resources. To alleviate the pressure, teachers should com-bine the
use of already available online material/aides with their current curriculum. This includes
capturing and streaming the on-going lecture, rather than creating audio-
visual material
outside of class.
Keywords
Video, audio, lecture, teaching, streaming, capturing