Recording and Webstreaming Models in Nursing Education and Beyond: Instruction, Recruitment, Advising, Orientation and LMS Training

In an era of budget reductions and cost-cutting, cost and efficiency are primary considerations for institutions of higher learning. The California State University, Fullerton School of Nursing has been able to continue to provide high quality support services to students while reducing the time required for these functions. The School of Nursing uses lecture capture through the Mediasite system for course instruction and distance education, but also to develop and capture recruitment sessions for new student cohorts, to advise currently enrolled students, for student and faculty orientation, faculty interviews, guest speakers, and to record brief, targeted modules to orient distance and campus students to the technology used in the program. Up next for the campus is to orient students to the new LMS (Moodle®) as the university transitions from Blackboard®. New students are likely to encounter both LMS systems in their first semester, so the school will update its existing “computer boot camp” recording to orient students to both systems, and provide a permanent reference module for all students. The Mediasite recordings have produced time savings for staff involved in recruitment, advising, and orientation; standardized the information provided during these sessions; and enhanced students' perceptions of the quality of support services provided by the University.