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Good point. I hadn't thuohgt about it quite that way. :)
- Destrey

We're pretty limited in what we can produce video-wise. Resources are not quite as rich as those available to the OU.I agree with Steve that technology in video is self-limiting, as is messaging. Visual media, though, require visual elements, like the aforementioned laptop, in order to be interesting.

Interesting ideas, Eric, and I'd like to hear a bit more about how you'd see the "realtionships" message portrayed in a video.

"Resources are not quite as rich"  Limited resources means looking at creative ways of accomplishing the task.  What about using alumni? 

Not to ask for them for funding but to donate time and resources to create a video that accurately reflects AU, the tech side, the learning side etc.  These alumni are working in businesses with equipment, businesses that when asked by their employees are usually glad to help with a gift in kind. 

Off the top of my head I know a MBA grad working for a college in BC, MEd grad working in learning and development services, EdD, in technology at UBC, and MEd student working with mobile learning and cMOOCs.  

Having worked in fundraising, sometimes all you need to do is ask.

An alternative is to find students who need a capstone project in media/video production.

While "relationships" could be discussed with Alumni I believe it would be more visually engaging to shoot workshops and conferences that AU sponsors. Basically I would record for webinar purposes and re-use some components for the PR/marketing video. For instance a TEKRI workshop recorded for dissemination purposes might also provide some segments on research that Terry described as well as the discussion material that hits on the relationships generated between potential students and researchers. While it may be necessary to get creative on the content acquistion (eg. supporting a mix of staff and volunteers) because high quality recording of a full workshop or conference might be cost prohibitive I think significant footage of sufficient quality should still be obtainable.

While I recognize a planned shoot will give better production values in this case I think the message can be demonstrated with lower quality segments (workshops / conference feeds).

So just wondering, but does AU have a production or digital media unit? How would a workshop or conference go about generating a recording or is that outside the supported backoffice function?

Created the greatest arcetlis, you have.
- Mauve

I attended the infamous "start me" up Microsoft Launch in Vancouver in 1995.  17 years of teaching and using Windows with the start button at the bottom left, and a preference for an unclutter desktop does not encourage me to upgrade. I like change and tech toys, bu the change must have good reason.  Win 95, XP and Win 7 worked or works.  I too have a desktop without a touch screen and will keep Win 7 as long as possible. 

Microsoft will continue to support the various versions; they must as too many organizations have proprietary systems designed for a specific Win operating system version. For example Vancouver General Hospital uses XP as that is what their entire patient information system was built on.