Anyone can easily share public videos on YouTube. However, Duke faculty, staff and students needed a way to privately and securely share videos, audio and images for courses and more. Over the past year, CIT worked closely with Duke’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) to help with the development, testing and implementation of a new tool called Warpwire – designed specifically to meet the needs of Duke. Warpwire offers Duke two key benefits:
Flexibility
Warpwire lets users distribute media items in many different ways. Libraries (collections of media) and individual items can be shared by URL, embedded in websites and Sites@Duke pages, made available in Sakai, and/or viewed at warpwire.duke.edu.
I’m still experimenting with the whole video class lecture thing, but from an academic, business-like standpoint, Warpwire makes video sharing more professional.
Martin Brooke, Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Duke’s close relationship with the developers of the product promises continued support and influence in Warpwire’s future direction and features. Recent new features include the ability to record videos directly in the platform (using your webcam) and the ability to upload subtitles.
OIT is excited to be able to work with CIT as we look to match Warpwire with the needs of our faculty and students in the months ahead.
Duke OIT Warpwire Project Team
Security
Warpwire fully integrates with Duke’s NetID authentication systems allowing Duke faculty, staff, and students to easily search users and share media items. Sharing secure libraries and videos mean users must log into the NetID system before viewing the items. The platform also allows content to be made accessible to all members the Duke community or even extended to the public.
The ability to share with individuals, groups, or the broader public is a massive step forward in instructors’ ability to distribute content to courses, colleagues, as well as other publics.
Elise Mueller, CIT Academic Technology Consultant
Try Warpwire yourself. Here’s an example of a publicly shared collection of different Warpwire file types (video, images, audio, webcam):