EchoSystem Capture in the Classroom
In this section:
Overview
EchoSystem is designed to accommodate lecture and instructional capture in a diverse set of venues and use models. This section focuses on the primary capture workflows within the traditional classroom capture model using capture appliances or EchoSystem software, such as Personal Capture or Classroom Capture.
For details on the Personal Capture workflow, see Personal Capture Guides.
For a complete listing of EchoSystem capture options and requirements, see Capture Options and Requirements.
For details on configuring USB sources (such as microphones and USB cameras) for use with the Classroom Capture podium PC, see Manage Classroom Capture Sources.
For details on using the Classroom Capture System Tray functionality available to instructors, see Classroom Capture for Academic Staff.
Primary Workflows
Capture and processing automation is a fundamental feature of EchoSystem. Scheduled capture and automated Ad Hoc capture are the two primary capture workflows supporting automation. Both scheduled and Ad Hoc capture are based on a room to capture in and a section to capture for. These concepts are covered in the concepts table below and referenced throughout this section.
Scheduling captures is typically performed by an administrator within the EchoSystem Server (ESS) UI. Automated Ad Hoc capture relies on some up-front configuration in the ESS UI and is then driven through the Ad Hoc UI provided by the capture device. Both workflows are also supported through EchoSystem APIs.
Capture Workflow Concepts
Term | Description |
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Terms | Terms define a date range associated with an academic term, semester, trimester, etc. |
Course | The EchoSystem defines a course as an academic subject being taught and captured over a period of time, such as a term, and then taught and captured again during a different period of time (or term). |
Section | Sections define the offering of a course and are associated with a term. |
Products | The set of digital content produced for student review after capture. Product creation is part of the EchoSystem automated workflow and is also known as "packaging". EchoSystem currently supports five product types, each with two quality options:
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Publishers | Publishers are system objects configured to publish content links or content files into another system. These other systems are typically CMS/LMS/VLE systems (such as Blackboard or Moodle) or iTunes U. |
Capture Schedule | Capture schedules define the dates, times and rooms (and some other data) for automated capture. |
Ad Hoc Capture | Ad Hoc captures are initiated manually through the Ad Hoc user interface on the capture device. |