What SMA is: Origins, Goals, & History How SMA employs videoconferencing: Multiple Uses, Different Venues Related Educational Technology Details and DemosQuestions… Agenda

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 How SMA Uses Videoconferencing Venues: DE Lecture Rooms (Level 5 Classrooms) Research Interaction Rooms (conference rooms) Desktop / home set-ups

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 - MIT

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8.7 DE Classroom - MIT

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DE Classrooms - Singapore

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 Room - MIT

Research Interaction Room - NUS

Research Interaction Room - MIT

Research Interaction Rooms Research Interaction Rooms are designed for self service; we train, they operate No technicians required; saves $$$ Also connected to PVC –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 detractions benefits detractions benefits DE Classrooms Research Interaction Rms PC-based Systems for Home/Office Costly Technician Advance Planning Reliable High Quality Inexpensive Self-Service No Advance Planning Less Reliable Varying Quality

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Summary Questions? Peter Hess Molly Ruggles