What is it
The time from end of capture to full audience sampling is about five minutes. Before a student can leave class and walk to a computer, we've simultaneously webcast it, podcast it, and cast [the contents] to Blackboard."
Dr. David Feeney
Director, Digital Media
Temple University
Echo360 Benefits the Entire Campus Community
When forward-thinking schools choose the Echo360System, results follow. Faculty time becomes more productive. Classroom technology is simplified. Students gain a study aid that fits their lifestyles.
The Echo360System's automated and affordable systems for lecture capture make the most of campus resources while helping students exceed their academic goals.
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- Campus-wide Automated Lecture Capture and Publishing
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Easily integrate lecture capture into curriculum
Gain a competitive advantage through on-demand learning. The Echo360System's modular product design makes implementation easy, with solutions to meet curriculum, technology, and budgetary needs.Transparent capture
Automatically schedule, capture, and publish with no additional personnel. Monitor—and make updates—through a central interface. - Improved Student Performance and Satisfaction
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Satisfaction propels student achievement
With the ability to replay and review the full classroom experience, students have a lifestyle-matching tool to improve performance, especially in classes with detailed concepts such as science and math.Decrease fail and drop rates
Institutions cite a 10% reduction in Ds, Fs, and Ws, while students say the ability to review lectures verbatim helps reinforce key ideas. - Facilitates Distance Learning
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Repurposed content sharpens competitive edge
Competition in higher ed is surging as online, for-profit institutions grow. Traditional institutions can gain an edge by delivering the same faculty and lecture content as offered in the classroom.Attract and retain top students
With virtually no additional labor, time, or training, institutions can offer a robust, rich media curriculum that extends their prestige and reputation to distant students. - Universal Access
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Equity for all students
Serve sight and hearing impaired students. With closed captioning, Section 508 (a) certified interfaces, and support for JAWS screen reader, the Echo360System includes every possible measure to provide widest accessibility.Compatible with all platforms
Reach students on virtually every system— Windows, Mac, or Linux. Podcasts play back on standard iPods and MP3 players. - Easy to Implement
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Auto-functionality leads to quick adoption
Deployment is as easy as stationing a PC in each classroom. The Echo360System integrates with existing technologies for automatic capture without carts full of gear.Start podcasting and move up
Tune in to student lifestyles with podcasts, captured and instantly published. Then easily upgrade to playback of full-motion, course visuals and video. - Ease of Integration with Existing Infrastructure
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Post content automatically, reliably
Add value to current course management systems with out-of-the-box support for Blackboard, WebCT, iTunesU, and TWEN. Lectures post automatically alongside other course materials.Customize setup options
With open APIs, integration of custom portals, university scheduling, and room control systems is simplified. - Outstanding Customer Support
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Relationships foster success
You'll have a dedicated representative to resolve any issue. Online support includes forums and a knowledge base for fast answers to everyday questions.Gain from EchoHonors rewards
Our Honors Program clients can access referral and speakers programs, onsite seminars, discount pricing, and extended product pilots. - Solution for Every Budget
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Modular approach eases cost barriers
The Echo360System has a solution to meet your budget and technology needs. Start podcasting at an affordable site license fee and easily upgrade to rich media capture on a room-by-room basis.Deploy cost-efficiently campus-wide
Make rich media lectures part of curriculum at a price comparable to the annual operating cost of data projectors.
