Bulletin No. 2, 2016

From Cyber to Hyper 19 Integrated Services Offered by Specialists Apart from choosing from the ocean of e-learning software and authoring tools, teachers can seek professional opinions f r om t h e wo r k s h o p s a n d consultations run by the media production team, and benefit from such services as: Instructional Design The instructional designer will discuss with teachers and formulate ways to put course content into multi-modal teaching materials 6 Pre-production meeting The media production specialists will communicate with the teachers on shooting requirement s and expectations 6 Studio filming and on-site shooting Filming can be conducted inside the chroma-key studio or outdoors as required 6 Post-production Clips will be edited in terms of audio and video formats. Other visual effects and animation can also be added onto the clips Scan to view the ELITE Introductory Video Facilities Conducive to Materials Preparation ELITE is equipped with two soundproofing studios and a multi- purpose workstation area, which are suitable for recording videos for online courses and tutorials, and for editing multimedia content for on-campus teaching. Self-recording Studio • a soundproofing environment and double-screen computer installed with Camtasia • teachers can record their teaching (with or without camera) and present their teaching notes on the monitor simultaneously Chroma-key Studio • a chroma-key background for compositing different media files in real-time recording • different filming scenarios for micro- module production The Multi-purpose Open Area • a space for teachers to work on courseware preparation and post- editing • various items of software such as Articulate Storyline and GoAnimate available for course material design and production Technology has allowed learning to be a more dynamic process, in which the interaction between teachers and students will no longer be the same. To keep abreast of the growing trends in e-learning in the global higher education sector, the University has been building capacity for the last decade by strengthening its technological infrastructure and introducing e-learning components in its teaching and learning pursuits. In the long run, ELITE will strive to assist teachers to apply multimedia courseware and micro-modules, MOOCs and other e-learning initiatives of CUHK.