About Streaming Media

Instructors have always advocated good support materials for lesson objectives and good pedagogy. For decades, the use of video tapes for case studies, lectures and dialog has provided students increased leverage for learning achievement.

To this end, streaming media provides for the online classroom what traditional media did for the school classroom, providing excellent resources for the classroom but now in an online digital environment.

With streaming media students have the ability to view the material anytime, anywhere where there's an Internet connection beyond 56k. This connectivity allows students maximum flexibility for both learning and lifestyle needs. In addition, because the material is being delivered in a consistent, repeatable format, learning efficiency can and is being enhanced.

Early adopters of digital media found the task of digitizing and delivering of content to be cumbersome at best with mixed results of student success in their ability to access the content. Today with streaming media, content can be "streamed" to a computer desktop without the need to download a very large file to view. This means a 20 minute or longer video can be viewed without delay directly on a computer. In addition, streamed content has quick "random access"; students can fast-forward or rewind almost instantly.  The capabilities of streaming video mean that the relative length of a presentation in terms of deliverability holds less significance than it once did.

Getting Started with Streaming Media

For more information, visit the WMS Services page or contact your Academic Technology Consultant.