In regards to the Podcasting abilities, etc. in the Theaters…the ability is there for any Faculty member who wishes to utilize it; however, that is…and will be (currently) for now…the deciding factor whether a certain class(es) are recorded and made available to students, etc. via Blackboard or another distribution method, per a Faculty member’s request.
There are several Faculty members who are embracing this ‘new’ (to them) distribution model of lecture captures, and I am unsure if it will ever be forced upon them (due to various professional and personal reasons/concerns - we have had these discussions over the past couple of years), but as more and more Faculty continue to use this technology, you will start to see a healthy domino-effect and increasingly more active participants. There is currently training for the Tegrity system on the Volker campus, and our Faculty are encouraged to attend it if they are interested in Podcasting/etc. for his/her respective courses.
This will take some time to continue developing and up the numbers using and most likely there will simply be Faculty that will not feel a need to participate at all, unfortunately - but that is just how things are, for now.
My recommendation is to please keep positive attitude about these sorts of advancements as our capabilities are only going to improve and get better for all involved.