by Event Amplifier | Feb 2, 2015 | Accessibility, video
Creating closed captions for event videos is often overlooked or dismissed as too costly. But could YouTube’s tools make it easier for event videos to become more accessible and discoverable? In our recent post about metadata for event materials, we...
by Event Amplifier | Jan 28, 2015 | Accessibility, amplification, Resources, Slideshare, video
Creating digital resources is only one aspect of amplifying your event. Ensuring those resources get to the widest possible audience is also vital. The main emphasis of event amplification is to make use of participants’ online social and professional...
by Event Amplifier | Sep 19, 2014 | Accessibility, live streaming, tools
Could an app help to amplify audience questions? We review CrowdMics – a smartphone app based microphone system for conferences that aims to do just that. Taking audience questions at a live event is not usually an issue for an event amplifier, as we are...
by Event Amplifier | Oct 13, 2010 | Accessibility, amplification, curation, events, planning, preservation
On 19th October I will be assisting with the amplification of the JISC Future of Research conference in London. The event aims to examine “the strategic role technologies can play in helping institutions overcome the challenges in supporting the research lifecycle...
by Event Amplifier | Sep 7, 2010 | Accessibility, language
This morning I opened up Twitter to find a direct message from a follower recommending that I tune in to Steve Hargadon’s presentation at UIMP 2.0, in which he discusses University 2.0. The video of his talk, as it appeared on the live video stream from the...
by Event Amplifier | Aug 24, 2010 | Accessibility, interactivity, radio
“Radio” does not really have the same buzz quotient as many of the technologies used to amplify conferences. However, yesterday Brian Kelly drew my attention to the Pontydysgu: Bridge to Learning event, which is happening in Helskini later this week. The organisers...
