EStream – Best Practice in the Use of Streaming Media © A. Knierzinger, C. Weigner Increasing the use of Streaming technology in school education in Europe

© A. Knierzinger, C. Weigner

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Increasing the use Increasing the use of Streaming technology of Streaming technology

in school education in Europe in school education in Europe

2003 – 20062003 – 2006

http://estream.schule.at



Stimulating factors for Change

society

schooladministration

content

teaching methods

media



Challenges

• individualization of learning• ability to cooperative working• stronger need for social attendance• support for life long learning• meet external standards• observe efficiency of education• education becomes a market• integration of handicapped students



Pedagogical benefits of ICT in school

• Raises the desire for communication• Brings unlimited access to information• Changes nature of learning• Improves important personal

qualification of students and teachers• Supports intercultural approach• Helps students with special needs



Current situation of ICT in Schools

• nearly all schools are connected to the internet– information retrieval– communication

• education needs multimedia• streaming and broadcasting as emerging

technologies could be a solution, but– need broadband access– require wider media understanding



Streaming & Broadcasting Technology

• Streaming Media– audio and video files transmitted over the

Internet in a continuous fashion.– allows you to quickly serve multimedia

content to web visitors

• Broadcasting Technology– from one source to many users



AVD as a Pathfinder of eStream

• AVD = Audiovisuelle Dienste• Sponsors: Ministry of Education

Telekom Austria• 92 schools connected via satellite• applications:

– media-on-demand service– tool for synchronous E-Learning



Objectives

• setting up of a video on demand service for the distribution of digital media to schools

• creation of interactive, digital learning environments as e.g. digital tv using streaming media



Specific tasks

• to test and evaluate the added value– promote interactive learning– enhance the use of media in class room

• to develop support services for schools– exchange mechanism for media between

countries

• to network projects• to promote awareness and better

understanding of the potential



eStream



Background

media on demand solutions, interactive multicasting,broadcasting – huge potential for education

schools in Europe – broadband access

insight into the impact of Streaming media on teaching/ learning and on school organisation



eStream a Europe wide project

• to promote the exchange of experiences on the use of streaming media in class room

• to raise the awareness and to promote a better understanding

• to address educational/didactical aspects

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Partners

Coordination: EDUCATION HIGHWAY

ATiT, Audiovisual technologies, informatics and telecommunications, Belgium

CSP - s.c.a.r.l. Innovazione nelle ICT, Italy

University of Patras, School of Education, Greece

Science and Education Center, Patras, Greece

Swedish Telepedagogic Knowledge Center, Sweden

Mayo Education Center , Ireland



to test and evaluate the added value on different teaching approaches and didactical strategies using streaming media in classroom in different eLearning contexts (didactical scenarios)

To develop support services for schools to network projects, experienced actors and

institutions in Europe in order to create synergies to promote awareness and a better understanding of

the potential for educational applications of streaming media

Specific objectives



Target group

direct target group • teachers, teacher trainers and educators,

educational Streaming media producers, pedagogical experts

indirect target group• students in schools



Activities and Products 1

collection and analysis of existing streaming media projects, initiatives and experiences

evaluation of the pedagogical effectiveness and the organisational impact of using streaming media, by involving the schools participating

research study on the added value on the learning process



A physical demo-site in Greece

A virtual demonstrator of a multilingual video on demand and streaming service

development of a series of working demonstrators

development of strategies for the large scale deployment of Streaming media




online utilizing service - help desk, guidelines, FAQ, case studies and training materials

online information, exchange and discussion forum

development of a blueprint for the exchange of streaming material in Europe together with a paper on forthcoming standards




Organisation of two events:

• Transnational workshop(Leuven, 26-27 May 2005)

• Open European conference on streaming technology in education in Europe (Patras,Greece 14-16 June 2006)



virtual demo site

• multilingual media-on-demand service– online media distribution– media work center– translation tool

• functions– search– speakers text + translations– key frames– additional material





Benefits of Streaming Media

• on demand service• easy distribution of media• additional features

• streaming of live events• keyframing• multilingualism• linking with other media

• new didactical potential • easy access to educational media also for students

• Usage of existing educational media ressources for acceptable costs

• Streaming content could be offered worldwide over networks



Key Issues

• to exchange educational media in a transnational way without producing new media for each language and country

• to go beyond conventional broadcasting of a lecture or showing educational media in classroom

• Interactive and self-directed use instead of passive consumption

• to offer possibilites for interaction (questions – answers, usage of parts of media,...)

• to offer added value through the special didactical preparation of media



Streaming and broadcasting technology offers the possibility to move

from

passive consumption of media by the entire class

to

active work with media by each individual student.



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