E-Learning
Release
Release
What is it?
Release is a storage area for e-learning and related materials. It aims to provide a simple to use, flexible medium for delivering video, audio, & related files via the web in a way that will be compatible with most computers.
Why use it?
There are a vast array of different audio & video formats in use today each requiring special software to run. This causes a lot of problems when viewing the material as there is no way of ensuring the user will be able to access it or how it will look when they do.
When uploading an audio or video file to Release the file is automatically converted into a more compatible format suitable for viewing online. The file will then be viewed using the built in player so that user will always see the same thing that you do.
The player can be seamlessly used in any other web based service such as Blackboard either as an individual learning object (weblink) or embedded into existing material.
By ‘releasing’ material from the existing learning environments you can more easily share content not only with the user, but also between different learning environments saving your time and space. Release also helps solve some of the problems giving access to your material by removing it’s reliance on a VLE’s login system. Content can be released to as few or many people as you require.
