Streaming Media in Higher Ed: Possibilities and Pitfalls

Streaming media is an important, if not essential, component of distance learning and eLearning efforts.  Brian Klass, in this month's Syllabus Magazine makes a key point about your implementation and content strategy:

To that end, he makes several important points that I would paraphrase as:

• Keep it simple (keep the technology simple straightforward and easy to work with)
• Keep it simple for faculty to do (low investment of faculty time is essential)
• Flash is a great tool, but not simple or cheap (for content creators)
  
• Don't skimp when it comes to the quality of A/V production - get professionals with professional equipment
• Audio often works as well as video, and is a whole lot cheaper to produce and deliver

It's a gentle meander through some assorted topics in educational streaming media and is worthwhile reading.