Public Media Institute & Experimental Sound Studio

The Public Media Institute and the Experimental Sound Studio are two non-profits promoting community-based art in Chicago through media programming. PMI and ESS are collaborating to deliver a series of skill-share workshops to provide training from experts on topics like sound experimentation and media accessibility. TechTeam will help these groups by preparing a training session on the backend technologies used for live-streaming services. We will research the relevant protocols (RTMP, HLS) and softwares (OBS Studios) involved and assess the options available for streaming services, focusing on open-source alternatives to products from major corporations. We will also investigate APIs to assist in automating processes like setting up a Twitch stream at a repeated interval and handling re-streaming. Near the end of the quarter, we will present an accessible and beginner-friendly training session on these technologies. We will also condense our research into a training document which PMI/ESS can reference later.

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OneGoal

OneGoal’s partnerships Wiki Page serves as a resource for high school leaders (e.g. School Principal, Counseling Team Lead, CPS network specialist, etc.) to answer FAQs about the OneGoal school partnership while reporting progress to school leaders and influencers about their students. TechTeam will perform web analytics on the wiki to help assess its impact and optimize its future useful. Also, we will complete preliminary research to help OneGoal prepare a student-to-student advising portal as a resource for the students during the summer between high school and college.

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