Institutional Web Management Workshop 2008:
Podcasting and iTunes U: Institutional Approaches to Scaleable Service

Top-down Bottom-up Podcasting: Institutional Approaches to Scaleable Service

Title:

Podcasting and iTunes U: Institutional Approaches to Scaleable Service

Facilitator:

Jeremy Speller, Head of Media Services, University College London and Nicholas Watson, Open University

Abstract:

The Open University and UCL have been pursuing projects to deliver on-demand audio and video podcasting recording and distribution services primarily via Apple's iTunes U service. In this talk, Nicholas and Jeremy will discuss how the different approaches of two very different institutions impacted on the nature of the two projects, how challenges were addressed and how solutions were developed.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the talk participants will have:

• Learned about practical integration technologies for podcasting
• Understood the cultural challenges involved in taking forward such a project
• Considered issues relevant to scaling such solutions to the enterprise Level

Room Requirements:

PC and data projector provided as standard.

Venue:

Taylor A26

Time:

Wednesday 23^rd July 2008 from 15:30-17:00

Contact Details

Jeremy Speller Head of Media Services University College London Email: j.speller@ucl.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0) 20 7679 9258

Nicholas Watson Open University Email: n.watson@open.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0) 1908 654099