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Kansas State University

Office of Mediated Education
K-State Foundation Building
Suite 401
2323 Anderson Avenue
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66502

785-532-5698

Services

Web Presentation Services

The services offered by our Web Presentation team include:

  • Wimba technical support and training
  • Camtasia Studio and Screenflow technical support and training
  • Podcast technical support, creation and delivery help for faculty
  • Individual technical support and consultation
Wimba

Wimba is a real-time collaboration tool so that groups can meet online for lectures, virtual office hours, review sessions, meetings, interviews, and more. It is available by accessing K-State Online or Axio. Horizon Wimba utilizes multi-way audio (VIP) to send voice through the Internet instead of using standard phone lines. All students and instructors need is are speakers, a microphone and a solid Internet connection to communicate as if they were face to face. The audio is nearly instantaneous, regardless of location.

Some Features of Wimba include:

  • Content sharing (Power Point slides, Flash movies)
  • Text chat room
  • Closed-Captioning
  • Ability to restrict audio or chat participation
  • Interactive polls, quizzes and surveys
  • Ability to dismiss users
  • Screen sharing between instructor and user
  • Archives

Check out the Wimba Quick Reference Guide (PDF) for tips on getting started. Wimba technical support and training is available by contacting the Office of Mediated Education's web presentations services coordinator.

Camtasia Studio and Screenflow

Camtasia Studio and Screenflow are a complete classroom capture solution that are fully integrated into the room itself. Camtasia Studio and Screenflow seamlessly record and synchronizes audio, video and data output from any presentation device (notebook, document camera, smart board, etc.) and instantly turns it into an online rich media presentation. Students benefit from the web-based player with the instructor video and everything that the instructor showed on the computer. Camtasia Studio and Screenflow are great for showing software or creating any type of training to be captured for on demand playback. Please contact the Office of Mediated Education's web presentations services coordinator to make an appointment and for more information.

Podcast Technical Help, Creation and Delivery

A podcast is a digital media file that is pushed to end-users over the Internet so that they access the file on their computers or portable media players, like Pods. Many educators are using podcast's as a way to distribute lectures and other course work and information so that students can access and listen outside of the classroom. The WPS coordinator can help faculty create, edit, and distribute podcast's Please contact the Office of Mediated Education's web presentations services coordinator to make an appointment and for more information.

Individual technical support and consultation

The Web Presentation Services Coordinator is available for one-on-one and group technical support, training, and consultation for Wimba, Camtasia Studio, Screenflow, Podcast creation, as well as K-State Online and Axio. Learning. Individuals and groups can come to the Office of Mediated Education or the WPS coordinator will meet you at your location. Please contact the Office of Mediated Education's web presentations services coordinator to make an appointment and for more information.

Bryan Vandiviere
Web Presentation Technology Coordinator
255 College Court Bldg.
Kansas State University
Manhattan KS 66506
(785) 532-2508