COB-IT Distance Learning

About us:

Welcome to the College of Business Distance Learning advanced multimedia and video production service!  We specialize in video conferencing and video streaming, both central features of our educational programs.  Interacting with long-distance colleagues as well as capturing your session to a web or disc-based file is a seamless process to you as we handle the technical production using our practiced methods. The Distance Learning Department has been in operation for eight years and provides professional and competitively priced multimedia services.  Originally funded by a $1.5 mil grant from The Cleveland Foundation's Dale Dorney Fund, our facilities focus on enhancing business education through the use of new technologies.

Support Services:

Video Production Recording: Fully equipped classrooms and mobile carts are available for video conferencing, lecturing as an electronic classroom and capturing events to video.  One of the unique features of the College's multimedia facilities is the availability of advanced workstations that offer the presenter numerous tools to communicate and transmit content to their audience. These workstations provide a richer, more flexible environment, enhancing lectures by capturing a variety of media in their video conferencing or video streaming sessions.  These tools include:

  • Case-style, tiered classrooms (44 to 72 capacity)
  • AMX touch panel – located on the workstation podium, it allows easy control, preview  and display of all media equipment
  • Convenient location and time
  • Desktop PCs with high-speed internet access as well as laptop access
  • DVD/VCR for play back
  • Smart board capability which converts whiteboard notes to a real-time electronic file
  • Satellite video download – available in one classroom
  • Presenter and audience cameras so each image can be recorded and/or displayed
  • Wireless lavaliere, podium, handheld and student microphones


Click HERE for Video Production Recording example.

Video Streaming: Capability to record all local and remote cameras, mimio “smart boards”, activities on PC monitor, including mouse movements at VGA quality.  This and all video sources can be shared with the remote site in videoconferences, as well as recorded and edited into streaming videos in post-production. 

Video Conferencing: Connection capability to one or more remote sites using either ISDN or IP protocols. 

Podcasting: Audio recordings of lectures for student's iPods and mp3 players.

Video Editing: Non-linear editing services and DVD Authoring on our workstations for web streaming or disc-based productions. 

Suggested Action Steps
For price quotes or more information, please contact Mike Hittle below.  Please complete our Online Reservation Request form located here: Multimedia

Distance Learning Contacts:
Mike Hittle – Assoc. Director of Distance Learning: mike.hittle@uc.edu 556-6446 
CoBhelpdesk@uc.edu 556-7159

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