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Agenda. What SMA is: Origins, Goals, & History How SMA employs videoconferencing: Multiple Uses, Different Venues Related Educational Technology Details and Demos Questions…. SMA Goals and History. Educational & research venture between MIT, NUS, NTU
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Agenda • What SMA is: • Origins, Goals, & History • How SMA employs videoconferencing: • Multiple Uses, Different Venues • Related Educational Technology • Details and Demos • Questions…
SMA Goals and History • Educational & research venture between MIT, NUS, NTU • Engineering research and education • Began in 1998; first classes in 1999 • Benefits to Singapore; Benefits to MIT • 1 year Masters Program/with PhD option • 2-3 week immersion period • 2 semesters synchronous video conferencing • ~50% SMA courses cross-listed w/ MIT
Uses: Lectures Recitations Research Team Meetings Qualifying Exams Collaboration & Advising Program Administration Venues: DE Lecture Rooms (Level 5 Classrooms) Research Interaction Rooms (conference rooms) Desktop / home set-ups How SMA Uses Videoconferencing
Distance Education Classrooms Level 5 DE classrooms • Dedicated IP subnet • Tandberg 6000 • Multipoint • Wireless • Cable • PVC – Private Virtual Circuit • Cameras, speakers, microphones, etc.
DE Classroom Infrastructure Academic Media Production Services - AMPS • Master Control Room - fiber to the DE classrooms • Technical staff - set up, manage, maintain • Tech Checklist • Lectures - beaming sessions • 2,500 lectures, 6,000 hrs, 1 terrabyte • Recording • Digitization & Synchronization
NetMeeting (Application Share) • Free with Windows thru XP • Simple and robust • (But no longer supported by MS) • T.120 app. sharing • H.323 videoconferencing • Multi-point app sharing • Supports remote control
Research Interaction Rooms • Research Interaction Rooms are designed for self service; we train, they operate • No technicians required; saves $$$ • Also connected to PVC • 66-319 • Shared with the Chem-E department • 66-319: 2 working positions 2 cameras, 2 document cameras, 2 plasma screens • Main plasma screen shows multiple views • Tandberg 6000 CODEC allows for multi-point (4 max) end-points, duo-video • No Sympodium, but Tablet PC is an alternative
Desktop systems • PC or “appliance” • Can use Webcam + NetMeeting • We use ViaVideo and ViGO (~$600) • Connection speed 64/128 kB/s (vs. 128 or 384) • Connected to SMA PVC via MIT’s VPN • Built in application sharing • Demo
Analysis & Comparison Costly Technician Advance Planning Inexpensive Self-Service No Advance Planning detractions benefits benefits Less Reliable Varying Quality Reliable High Quality detractions PC-based Systems for Home/Office Research Interaction Rms DE Classrooms
Not the only one… System Design and Management Cambridge MIT Institute
Summary Questions? Peter Hessphess@mit.edu617-253-6435 Molly Rugglesruggles@mit.edu617-253-0937