Multimedia Collaboration UpdateErik KikkenborgMedia Service Manager, NORDUnet

APAN47 Daejeon Feb 2019kikkenborg@nordu.net

KICKOFF WORKSHOP

Draft Schedule for

Kick-off Workshop on Facilitating Distance Learning using Digital Conferencing Facility

(Asi@Connect Project)

Proposed Venue: Bangkok, Thailand

Time Topic Responsibility

/Remarks

Day 1

09.00-09.30 Welcome and Opening Remarks ThaiREN

09.30-10.45 WP5: Asi@Conect-DLE Project-Introduction and Implementation

Strategy; Selection of Topics for DLE Courses and DigiNars; Selection of Location for TTT programs; Responsibility Matrix for BdREN,

NORDUNet and Participating NRENs

BdREN

10.45-11.00 Tea/Coffee

11.00-12.30 Introduction and Connecting to the Zoom Service NORDUnet

12.30-13.30 Lunch Break

13.30-15.00 Introduction to Open Source Learning Management Software and

incorporation of Zoom Service with LMS

NORDUnet

15.00-15.15 Tea/Coffee Break

15.15-17.00 Course Management [Creation of Courses, Content of Course, Resource Management, Assignment, Examination and Grading], User

Management (Administration) and Learner Module Management

(Instructor/Student Creation/Registration, Resource Management, Assignment, Exam and Grading, Scheduling)

NORDUnet

Day 2 09.00-10.30 Identification of System Requirement from User Perspectives All participating

NRENs

10.30-10.45 Tea Break

10.45-12.30 Preparation of Specifications for Hardware/Software for the proposed

DLE Platform

All participating

NRENs

12.30-13.30 Lunch Break

13.30-15.15 Important settings of the Zoom Service, Configuration of Zoom System

and the ecosystem namely PC/MAC/Mobile client

NORDUnet

15.15-15.30 Tea Break

15.30-17.00 End to end Demonstration of LMS from Student Registration to conducting courses using Zoom Software. Also other modules of LMS

will be demonstrated.

NORDUnet

Day 3

09.00-10.30 Introducing online learning tools in the classroom, Tips and tricks for

preparing virtual classroom, Issues on pedagogical aspects and support

of new teaching methods and Evangelization of Distance Learning to its stakeholders

NORDUnet

10.30-10.45 Tea Break

10.45-11.30 Reviewing and Wrapping up Discussions BdREN/UGC

11.30-12.00 Presentation of Workshop Proceedings BdREN

12.00-13.30 Lunch and Closing of Workshop

Hosted by ThaiREN

Workshop!Workshop!

Photo by Engr A. K. M. Habibur Rahman MBA

During the workshop

• A course in Administration of the Zoom service was given!

• A course in use of the Zoom service was given!

• Everyone participating had hands-on expiriance with the Zoom service!

Photo by Engr A. K. M. Habibur Rahman MBA

During the workshop

• Everyone participating joined and created Zoom meetings and webinars

• An intro to the pedagogical side of remote teaching was given

Photo by Engr A. K. M. Habibur Rahman MBA

LEARNERS HINTS:

• Keep instructions simple• Keep it Short!• Work in Small groups• Anticipate learners’ needs and difficulties• Make it social and fun• Use visuals, images and animations• Encourage a lively atmosphere• Create guided or embedded questions• But don’t replace your lecture by 10

knowledge clips• Get learners to help with classroom

management• Come to grips with the technology

And the most important Be Yourself!...

• All participating NRENs gets there own Zoom sub account, I have just send 3 NREN’s to Zoom for provisioning of accounts!

• Collecting information from participating NRENs

• In a short time the participating NRENs should receive the Zoom sub-account admin information

On site install

• Installation scheduled for March 11 – 15 2019

• 4 Servers with the capacity to host 350 concurrent participants each!

• 1 server for remote admin

Feature plans

March 2019 Bangladesh installing the

Zoom back end

April 2019 Workshop Sri

Lanka

August 2019 APAN48 Malaysia

September 2019 Workshop

Bangladesh

December 2019 Workshop

Indonesia

ZOOM• NORDUnet have 70 institutions connected in 5 Nordic countries

• Almost 700.000 Students, and 60.000 Staff and faculty is using this service to empower and widen education and collaboration both internally and externally

• This is the fastest growing service we have ever launched

Meetings pr. Month 2018

ZOOM

• The service is growing a little faster than we anticipated and we now have a server count of 128 servers running the NORDUnet On-Prem Zoom service

• We have creating and implementing automated workflows for patching and upgrading.

• We are continuous adding new workflows and features

• We have implemented encryption on the entire service.

• NORDUnet has created customized monitor tools to ensure a problem free service delivery

• We are having monthly webinars to support the user community in how to facilitate on-line education