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Enhance Your Courses with Digital Media

Production and delivery options from our Full Service Media Center are provided to faculty for instruction in academic courses bearing regular FSU course numbers. We have the latest in video technology, including high-definition capture, both on-location and in-studio teleprompters, and a soundproof video recording studio. For post-production editing, our dedicated workstations have the latest digital video editing software, in addition to stock video, stills, sound effects, foley, and production music.

Start using digital media today!

Use our Online Digital Media Request Form (requires Campus login). For more information, contact Deb Simpson at (850) 644-0165.

eMedia Services

Check out these services that FSU faculty can utilize:

Streaming Media

Audio and video from existing or newly produced media assets can be prepared for online delivery from our streaming servers. eMedia can produce your video/audio, format and encode it for web delivery, upload it to our servers, and send you the URL to link from your Blackboard course site. View the following examples of streaming media that enhance learning:

• Colleen Muscha, FSU College of Theatre, utilized our video studio, video on location, voice-over audio narration, and the Flash video streaming format for these unique demonstrations of dressing procedures of period clothing:
  • 18th Century Women's Clothing
  • The Bustle Period
  • Greek Women's Clothing


• Dr. Stephanie Dillon, Department of Chemistry, arranged for location video in her lab, voice-over audio narration, and the Flash video streaming format for these online chemistry laboratory manuals:
  • Balance
  • Flame
  • Pipetting
  • Titration
  
  
• More clips using Flash Video


• Lab Safety - A Quicktime movie also produced for Dr. Dillon to be used in undergraduate chemistry lab courses for safe procedures in the labs. Written by the Spring 2004 Pledge Class of Alpha Chi Sigma (students).

Audio Recording and Mixing

Faculty can reserve the Whisper Room, a sound proof audio recording booth, which is available for self-directed and/or engineered sound recordings. PowerPoint presentations can be narrated real-time from the Whisper Room. Also, Flash presentations can be created from those PowerPoint presentations. The final products can be burned to CD, DVD or uploaded to any server from within the Whisper Room. Faculty are encouraged to learn the ease of use of this system and reserve it as often as they'd like. Read more about adding PowerPoint presentations to course sites in Blackboard (576 Kb)

Webcasting

Live and/or on-demand webcasts are possible through MediaSite Technology. Live streaming video is available to anyone anywhere with Windows and Internet Explorer via the link we provide in advance. This technology allows not only your video to stream, but in sync with any presentation (such as PowerPoint) running from your laptop. During the live stream, viewers can communicate with the lecturer by simply clicking a button on their screen and typing a question. All webcasts are immediately archived for future on-demand viewing via the same URL. Students can click the same button to send email to the lecturer.

• View the streaming video Multimedia in Your Blackboard Site presented by Dr. Jennifer Gramling. To watch this presentation you will need Windows Media Player and a high-speed Internet connection.
• See more archived webcasts

FSU Image Server

APPS eMedia maintains the FSU Image Server - a searchable database with thousands of web-ready and high resolution images of FSU people and places, including banners and other images sized specifically for using with FSU web templates. You may browse the categories or use the search function to find the images you need. Use your campus ID and password to log in. Visit the FSU Image Server

Production Staff

eMedia staff are experienced producers of digital content for classroom use. We remain current on the latest software, equipment, production techniques and developing digital technologies and can also advise faculty on best practices, provide tips for scripting, and make recommendations for those having issues with copyright. Contact Us.

Read More About Using Digital Media in Your Courses

• Instructional Media: Chalkboards to Video (272 Kb)
  Types of instructional media, enhancing presentations, presentation guidelines, instructional strategies, and resources on the use of media. From the handbook Instruction at FSU.


• Frequently Asked Questions about Digital Media (284 Kb)
  Selecting a format for streaming media, placing your video into Blackboard, more.

Start using digital media today!

Use our Online Digital Media Request Form (requires Campus login). For more information, contact Deb Simpson at (850) 644-0165.

Other FSU Production Facilities

• FSU Libraries' Digital Media Center
• FSU Communications Group
• Seminole Productions

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