Category: Monthly Update

October Update

 

Image: Michael Pollard records an informational screencast in the PLV studio. This photo features his foot, but see his final video here.

The new academic year starts with a busy studio. This month we collaborated with several new faculty members on course materials and special projects. Highlights below.

Media Production in September

  • • 27.5 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in CHP, Haub, PESP, and Seidenberg.
  • • 12 videos produced (130 minutes total); 11 additional edited cuts.*

Project Updates:

  • – Design Factory NYC: Professors Cotoranu and Scharff (Seidenberg) are recording weekly materials for their “Design Factory” course, an ambitious international collaboration between six universities.
  • – Seidenberg Online: Next month we will visit Professor Skevoulis’ software engineering lab in Beekman to film him working with students and sharing his view of the field with us.
  • – Verizon Technician Training is a Pace partnership and asynchronous course in telecommunications to prepare 6,000+ minority men and women to apply for jobs at Verizon. Last month, OLC staff worked with Pace’s subject matter experts – Diane and Gordon Snyder – to develop the first iteration of course materials. Next, we will revise these materials to be more visual and impactful in a video format.
  • – From the OLC Blog: Please see these great posts on student multimedia resources and using digital tools in the classroom.

Production Tip of the month:Did you know OLC staff are equipped for “field recording” on both campuses? This means we can shoot video on-site to capture the content you need to tell your story.

*These figures do not include draft content for the Verizon grant.

September Update

Image: W608 Studio ready for a shoot with Chief Diversity Officer Stephanie Akunvabey.

Media Production in August

  • • 20 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson College, PESP, Seidenberg, and the School of Education.
  • • 10 videos produced (103 minutes total); 4 additional edited cuts.

Project Updates:

  • – Two staff members from Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion used the NYC studio for the first time. Bernard Dufresne used it to create a professional video with the teleprompter. Stephanie Akunvabey used it to create instructional videos for her course in the HEASA program.
  • – Professor Julia Nomee updated a set of videos for the CS101 course, which will be used across nearly 50 sections.
  • – Verizon Technician Training video production is underway. This is a Pace partnership and asynchronous course in telecommunications to prepare 6,000+ minority men and women to apply for jobs at Verizon.
  • – From the OLC Blog: Please see these great posts on using teleprompters and Open Broadcasting Software (OBS) from Ankit, OLC Student Assistant.

Production Tip of the month: The OLC makes podcasting easy. Have an idea for a show? Email us to book studio time!

July Update

Image: A group activity at the PESP summer retreat in Pleasantville.

It’s summer in the studio, and that means faculty can create media and enjoy our excellent AC in the OLC! The Version Forward project is the big story this month, as curriculum development will soon be in high gear for a rapid development and Fall launch.

Media Production in June

  • • 21 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in CHP, Haub, Human Resources, PESP, and Seidenberg.
  • • 6 videos produced (56 minutes total); 8 additional edited cuts.

Project Updates:

  • – Preproduction has begun on an asynchronous course in telecommunications for Verizon Forward, a Pace partnership to prepare 6,000+ minority men and women to apply for jobs at Verizon.
  • – Please see these great posts on using teleprompters and Open Broadcasting Software (OBS) from Ankit.

Production Tip of the month: Kick-start your podcast in the OLC this summer by inviting your interview guests to join you in our studio.

June Update

Image: OLC Student Assistants Lara Gedeon and Smit Goswami at Commencement.

Congratulations to Smit and Lara on their graduation from Pace! We will miss them in and around the OLC, but they are both stepping into a new stage in their careers. Good luck to you both!

Media Production in May

  • • 31 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Haub Law, Pace Online, School of Ed, and Seidenberg.
  • • 15 videos produced (260 minutes total); 5 additional edited cuts.

Project Updates:

  • – OLC staff attended Commencement to film testimonials and a special feature on Chris Jewell, this year’s NACTEL Founders Award recipient. See the video on YouTube.
  • – Planning has begun for the Verizon Forward grant, a Pace partnership to prepare 6,000+ minority men and women to apply for jobs at Verizon. Stay tuned.
  • – The OLC welcomes Ankit Komal as a Student Assistant, starting in June. Welcome Ankit!

Production Tip of the month: Did you know you can use your iPhone camera if you are using Zoom on a Mac laptop or desktop computer? In general, it is a much better camera that the native camera on your computer. See this FAQ for further information (note: your Mac must be on iOS Ventura or later).

May Update

Image: A student sits for an interview in the OLC NYC studio for a University Relations program.

Media Production in April

  • • 14 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, Haub Law, Sands, and University Relations.
  • • 20 videos produced (183 minutes total); 3 additional edited cuts.

Project Updates:

  • – Brian presented on “Creating Engaging Multimedia for Your Courses” at the Instructional Development Day. The Pace community can view the presentation on Panopto.
  • – Led by Pace faculty Nora Woolley and Ann Davison, Senior Showcase performances by Acting BA students wrapped up in the studio mid-April. Congrats to the graduates!
  • – Production began on the 2024 Pace Online Commencement ceremony.

Production Tip of the month: Use a studio teleprompter to deliver your content flawlessly while looking directly into the camera.

April Update

Image: Professor Linda Martin lectures on Health Law Compliance in the OLC studio in Pleasantville. This is part of her video series for a new asynchronous version of her course.

Media Production in March

  • • 26 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, Haub Law, ELI, Sands, Development, and Career Services.
  • • 20 videos produced (213 minutes total); 5 additional edited cuts.

Highlights and Upcoming

  • – Smit produced the 6th episode of SmitCast — featuring Career Services. This was a great collaboration with Mahindra and Jane!
  • – Brian will present on “Creating Engaging Multimedia for Your Courses” at the upcoming Instructional Development Day (April 12th). The focus for all session topics will be on creating/improving student engagement.
  • – The OLC team shared a rough cut of Marie Charles’ Nursing for Individuals with Physical and Developmental Disabilities. This was a 30-minute cut (down from 60 minutes from 4 individual interviews). Marie’s editorial team (now including Nan Solomons and Liz Berro) will review the cut and provide notes to OLC staff for possible revisions.

Production Tip of the month: Did you know OLC staff are equipped for field recording on both campuses? This means we can shoot video on-site to capture the content you need to tell your story.

March Update

Image: SOE and “TOC II” student Evan Shaw shares his academic story.

Media Production in February

  • • 31 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, ELI, Haub Law, and the School of Education.
  • • 15 videos produced (353 minutes total); 4 additional edited cuts.

Highlights and Upcoming

  • – OLC staff continued weekly recording sessions with Haub Law instructor Linda Martin to create asynchronous course content for the Health Law Seminar.
  • – We published the final cut of the School of Ed’s “TOC II [Teacher Opportunity Corps]” video spotlight. This will be shared at an upcoming conference and then published online.
  • – Brian and Joe Seijo (Instructional Design) began building a “best online design practices” repository to inspire new course design (and course refreshes) in Classes.

Production Tip of the month: Use the teleprompter and engage your students with eye contact.

February Update

Image: Recording “Teacher Opportunity Corps” interviews with School of Education faculty and students.

Media Production in January

  • • 27 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, ELI, Haub Law, Lubin, Pace Online, and the School of Education.
  • • 24 videos produced (281 minutes total); 21 additional edited cuts.

Highlights and Upcoming

  • – We began weekly recording sessions with Haub Law instructor Linda Martin to create asynchronous course content for the Health Law Seminar.
  • – We produced several new promotional videos for ELI.
  • – We created two introduction videos for the Pace Online Conference.
  • – We continued collaborative editing on a grant project with nursing faculty Marie Charles.
  • – OLC Adjacent: Brian is teaching “Introduction to Media Production” in the Communications and Media Studies program this semester. This course will give students hands-on experience with creative non-fiction video storytelling.

Production Tip of the month: Use the teleprompter and engage your students with eye contact.

Year in Review: 2023

 

two video studios
Image: The Year of Two Studios (Top: W608 1PP in NYC; Bottom: C-Level, Wilcox in PLV)

Media Production in the OLC Studios

Over 70 faculty members from across all Pace colleges, schools, and divisions have produced video for their courses and projects in collaboration with OLC staff this year. We held 364 hours of collaborative work sessions and consultations (an increase of 50% from the previous year) and collaboratively produced 417 videos (a decrease of about 5% from the previous year – the Year of the Paralegal Certificate). With each video averaging about 6 minutes in length, this totals over 43 hours of instructional video. It was an innovative year  as well – we opened our studio in Pleasantville in March, and have collaborated with faculty on new software platforms as well.

We’re looking forward to new and diverse projects in 2024! See OLC Monthly Updates for project highlights (and video examples). As always, please contact OLC staff with your questions, ideas, or production needs.

January Update

View of video studio with computers
Image: A HEASA Capstone student presents her work in December.

Media Production in December

  • • 33 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, ELI, Haub Law, Lubin, Pace Online, and the School of Education.
  • • 24 videos produced; 13 additional edited cuts (265 minutes total).

Highlights and Upcoming

  • – The OLC collaborated with Professor Marie Charles to create a video on Nursing Care of Patients with Disabilities. Covering both physical and intellectual disabilities, the four experts in this video share their amazing experiences. Look for this video soon on CHP’s website.
  • – Brian will present on “AI in Video Production” at the Pace Online Conference (1/16). In addition to discussing current trends in AI tools, he will demonstrate using generative AI in Adobe Express.
  • – The OLC will begin working with Haub faculty in January to create asynchronous course content.
  • – The Paralegal Certificate Program has launched!

Production Tip of the month: Create background images for your lecture slides. Change the opacity to 50% so it’s not the focus, but still creates interest and provides visual context. This can also be a great way to show your sense of humor.

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