Taking the Distance Out of Learning

with Jon Abb

Tandberg

TANDBERG in Higher Education

• Who is TANDBERG?

• Why Visual Communication in Higher Education?

• Interactive Distance Learning Video Applications

• Enhancements

• Usage and Adoption

Our Mission

TANDBERG’s mission is to lead the industry by making business-quality visual communication

accessible to everyone

Who is TANDBERG?

In the office At home In the classroom

In the field

At meetingsIn the field

In the Field

A Typical Distance Classroom

Be in Two Places at OnceWhy Visual Communication in Higher Education?

It is a competitive advantage to be where you need to be, and to be

there now.

• Interactive Distance Learning– Strengthens relationships– Builds trust– Leverages teaching

resources– Enriches curriculum

2007 Video Conferencing Utilization SurveyWhy Visual Communication in Higher Education?

Why organizations get involved with distance learning:

Provide curriculum enrichment opportunities 72%

Provide professional development opportunities 47%

Participate in shared course delivery 37%

Administrative purposes and collaboration 25%

Other 21%

Offer more student services

Collaborative partner in Grant

Program Outreach

Keep up with new technology

• Distance Courses– Increase student enrollment– Stream video presentations for students with

internet access only– Capture video presentations for later viewing and

incorporate into Learning Management System (LMS) – Blackboard, Moodle, etc.

– Campuses Anywhere….

• Community Outreach– Recruitment– Community education– Maximize impact of special events via

streaming/archiving

Distance Learning Video Applications

An Advantage for Higher Education

• Faculty Support– Meet with distant colleagues to develop grant

proposals and mutual collaborative efforts – Continuing Education

• Administration– Board, faculty and staff meetings– Faculty/Staff Interviews– Faculty can give professional presentations

without travel expenses– Logical component of sustainability plan– Key communications component in Emergency

Preparedness

Distance Learning Video Applications

An Advantage for Higher Education

Enhancements

What are the new tools for the Video Classroom:

• HD endpoints and MCU now becoming main stream– More solutions on the market and in the home– More bandwidth available

• Touch screen and interactive displays• Remote video for field applications• Management solutions – promote ease of use• SIP based video and integration with OCS • Creating content and making it available

Making information available: Anytime, Anywhere, to Anyone

Do you need to…• Archive classes, trainings or meetings?• Capture presentations?• Stream and archive courses?• Enhance existing online curricula?• Upload and download video podcasts for

handhelds?• Supplement online courses with

synchronous or asynchronous video?

TANDBERG Education SolutionsContent Server

Now you can…• Easily archive and

stream live any H.323 video call (point to point or multisite)

• Capture any H.239 dual stream source

• Access the content from any PC

TANDBERG Content ServerA Streaming and Archiving Solution

TANDBERG Education SolutionsIncreasing Usage and Adoption…T4

1. Area that most impacts the success or under utilization of interactive distance learning is training the users

• How to engage and keep remote classrooms /users engaged

• Continue to use multiple teaching methodologies

2. Funding – GrantsRUS, HRSA, and CBJTG