an evolution of vscene in action - john wilson

John WilsonCEO, Ajenta

Snapshot 10,000+ Users

8,000+ Video systems registered

1,900 Organisations

60,000+ Conferences per year

20,000 Hours of recording per year

HD Resolution over 3G/4G

Near Zero Latency

Document Pinch & Zoom

2017 Roadmap

Launch of WebRTC Chat Functionality Mobile apps – iOS and Android

Meeting Control for iPad and Android Tablet

Skype for Business Interoperability

‘Vscene Room’ - 4K Software Room System

Outlook Integration – dial-in scheduling

2018 Roadmap

Launch of Vscene 2.0 ‘Simple, Flexible & Interoperable’

Global whiteboard, polling, attendee management & breakout rooms

Upload and storage of learning material & Integration with Moodle

Greater broadcasting features (integration with CDNs)

Competitive Pricing

‘Focus on the learning experience’

SUPA (Scottish Universities Physics Alliance) use Vscene to enhance teaching and learning and facilitate collaboration for 1,200 physicists from multiple campuses and universities.

Upgrade classrooms with HD video systems

Very high resolution and framerate for immersive student experience

Designed with focus on simplicity

Support various input devices – visualisers and guest laptops

Installation had to be completed at all sites out of semester.

Fully automated classroom booking in advance across 8 universities

Students can join from any device in any location

Full in-call moderation and Lecture Mode

Webcasting for larger audience participation

Recording of sessions for future use

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SUPA (Scottish Universities Physics Alliance)

Created in 2004 to

• Pool and enhance Scotland’s strongest physics research to develop international leadership

• Provide a magnet for researchers and sponsors worldwide

We now benefit from the combined strength of eight physics departments

SUPA background

Pooling enables us to increase our individual and collective competitiveness

SUPA has evolved to deliver many of its activities through the Graduate School

SUPA numbersTotal (T&R) Academic Staff 314Total Research (R) Staff 434Total Graduate Students 596Collaborative Grant Income Cumulative £320 MNon Collaborative Grant Income Cumulative £163 MNumber of Prestigious Fellows 117Number of ERC grants 31+ Nobel Prize winner (Peter Higgs) 1+ Chief Scientific Advisor to Scottish Government 1

Data from October 2015

Not an ‘ordinary’ Graduate School: >600 students

Training at the highest international level in physics as well as the broader skills needed to establish its graduates in a successful career

PhD students undertake a minimum of 40 hours of physics studies and 20 hours of core skills training during the first two years of their studies• Video-conferenced lectures• Labs• Residential sessions

The SUPA Graduate School

The SUPA Graduate School

Using Vscene

GS componentsSUPA Prize Studentships

Advanced physics courses delivered via VC

“My.SUPA” web portal

Induction, careers and outreach events

Research seminars and colloquia

Distinguished Visitor programme

Exchanges

Industry placements

SUPA “Annual Gathering” including an exhibition

Integration with SUSSP summer schools

>50 courses

>800 hours

CDT facilitation

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Exchanges

Industry placements



Stephen Breslin, CEO of the Glasgow Science Centre, at a SUPA Public Engagement Network meeting







Exchanges

Industry placements



Challenges

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Scheduling

Room variations

Modernising standards- Display choices

Pedagogical preferences

Including purchases from eight separate institutions with their own procedures

Time pressure

Result of upgrade

Provide as close to ‘gold standard’ of face-to-face RTC as possible

Lecturer only has to:• Plug in laptop (optional)• Share content• Use physical buttons to select content

input and audience/lecturer camera-- everything else is automatic

All rooms have local PC, laptop or visualiser content options

Fixed room systems have the advantage of set-and-forget implementation – reducing user interaction

Upgraded VC rooms

Outreach

Teacher engagement

Research meetings

Industry interactions

Parallel course provision (outwith rooms)

Summer School recording

Webinars

Plans to increase Vscene use

Ajenta has upgraded the hardware in eight SUPA VC rooms, optimised for Vscene• HD video• Fast content channel transfer• Complex scheduling• HD recording• Remote attendance• Parallel course delivery

The SUPA Graduate School uses Vscene heavily

… and has plans to increase usage

Summary

Vscene is central to almost everything that SUPA does

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