SavoirNet A Knowledge Delivery Network integrating Television & Internet Dr Gilbert PaquettePresident Canal Savoir Director LICEF-CIRTA Research Centre Télé-université CANARIE - Toronto, October 4, 2000

Who are we ? The first education channel in Canada Delivers distance education since 1984 Operates a CRTC licence Broadcasts in french (80%) and english (20%) By cable and satellite throughout North America A consortium of universities, colleges and broadcasting companies A research consortium led by LICEF/CIRTA

Members

Canal Savoir Strategic Plan Facilitate and stimulate the use of innovative telelearning technologies Diversify its delivery services through broadband Internet linked with television Increase and renew its television educational programming as a showcase Finance attractive and high quality content and learning materials

A Global Strategy Clients Academia B 2 B Home Market Home Market Delivery Access CANAL Consortium CANAL Consortium SAVOIRNET CANAL SAVOIR Broadcasting Companies Financing MM Production Funds MM Production Funds Production Co-entreprises Universities Colleges Universities Colleges SMI

Goals of the project Install a broadband network and an open portal for multimedia telelearning Validate and showcase a solution to the design, delivery and management of audiovisual intensive telelearning applications

SavoirNet in short A 3M$ 18 months R&D project A specialized delivery LAN linked through RISQ with Canal Savoir members and distributors Supported by the main broadband providers: Bell, Videotron, Star Choice, Look An advanced portal based on LICEFs delivery system A showcase for immersive telelearning systems integrating digital TV and broadband PC connexions

Publishing Transactions User interface Learning Objects - Storage SAVOIR.NET Portal Virtual Delivery Center Design Support Tools Savoir Multimédia Inc., Université de Montréal, CCFD, Télé-université. Cogigraph Technologies RISQ, Bell, Vidéotron, Star Choice, Look RISQ, Bell, Vidéotron, Star Choice, Look TESTS&SHOWCASETESTS&SHOWCASE TECHSTUDIESTECHSTUDIES LICEF and Canal Savoir SavoirNet LAN Broadband Connexions Infrastructure Project Structure Virtual Labs Virtual Confernece Content Production (2 applications in this project) Artistic Perception Fundamental Science Training Technologies Virtual Fair

1- The infrastructure Broadband Internet (RISQ) Educational Institutions VIDÉOTRON LOOK STAR CHOICE BELL Storage SavoirNet LAN MM Servers Operations Television (Canal Savoir) Users

Storage Servers SAVOIR.NET PCTV + TV+PC LOW BAND INTERNET Video LOW BAND INTERNET Hybrid Delivery: TV + Web Digital or Analogical Video transmission + Digital data and communication through the Internet Canal Savoir Plurimedia Open Delivery

Storage Servers SAVOIR.NET PC DIGITAL TV BROADBAND INTERNET Integrate Broadband Delivery Digital video, data and communication through broadband Internet Plurimedia Open Delivery

Main components Real Time Delivery Asynchronous Delivery Production Broacasting Local Storage Network Caches on Providers Servers

2- The Education Portal Publishing Module Publishing Module Transactions Modules Transactions Modules Interface to courses and Interface to courses and Portal Learners Tools Learners Tools Trainers Tools Trainers Tools Designers Tools Designers Tools Managers Tools Managers Tools Clients Server (Html \ Java) MM Doc Base COURSES LEARNING OBJECTS USERS & HUMAN RES.

The System

1 Accessing a course 2

Multiple Media and Ressources

Different Actors Environments

Virtual Learning Centre Virtual Learning Centre Organizations Resource Bank Organizations Users Bank Reusable Learning Objects Web Site Actors environments An Open Architecture

A Multi-Institution Portal Users Data Exchange Resource Reference EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION PORTAL BROADBAND PROVIDER User transactions Savoir Net Portal Savoir Net Portal Resource Bank User Information Web site +Environments Web site +Environments Cache User learning operations

3- Generic Environments Reusable Telelearning Shells Immersive 3D Metaphor into which Actors Navigate: Conference, Exposition, Lab, Debate, Museum,……. Actor Navigate in a Scenario with Resources Related to his/her Role Task-based Scenarios: Knowledge Management, Information Processing, Collaboration and Assistance Decreasing Efforts and Costs

Immersive Environments (a 2D example)

A Virtual Expo Conferences Demonstrations Case studiesWorkshops Counseling

Convergence A Collective University-Industry Effort A Value Added Portal A Catalyst Towards Affordable Broadband Service A Response to Growing Educational Needs in the Knowledge Society Beyond Web-page Turners and Information Transmission Towards Innovative Telelearning Models and Technologies

SavoirNet A Knowledge Delivery Network integrating Television & Internet Dr Gilbert PaquettePresident Canal Savoir Director LICEF-CIRTA Research Centre Télé-université CANARIE - Toronto, October 4, 2000