Virtual Classroom (VClass)

TOPICS  Virtual Classroom Application (VClass)  UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET

Virtual Class (VClass) application A royalty-free e-learning application. Specifically designed for delivering on-line courses by two different methods: virtual classroom learning and virtual class-on-schedule.  Virtual classroom learning : Real-time lectures  Virtual Class-on-schedule : Archived lectures

Learning Management System User account management User account management Student Registration/Enrollment Student Registration/Enrollment Class Scheduling Class Scheduling Performance Tracking Performance Tracking Scoring/Grading Scoring/Grading Communication: Internet Forum and Communication: Internet Forum and Video Streaming A/V stream format : DVTS, H.264, Flash, etc. A/V stream format : DVTS, H.264, Flash, etc. VClass Web Conference Online chat Online chat A/V Communication A/V Communication Whiteboard Whiteboard Screen Sharing Screen Sharing Virtual Class (VClass) components

VClass equipment setup for sending online lecture

VClass equipment setup for receiving online lecture

VClass LMS screen short

VClass Video Streaming screen short

VClass Web Conference screen shot

Virtual Class-on-schedule screen shot

UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET A project to develop a digital media channel of Thailand’s Inter University network (UniNET). The project aims at providing channels for education, teaching, conferencing and lectures in order to provide rapid dissemination and sustainable sharing of knowledge, information and data among UniNET members.

UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET UniChannel composes of 2 components: Network Infrastructure Network Infrastructure Hardware/ Software Hardware/ Software UniNET Network IPV4 / IPV6 Unicast / Multicast VClass LMS Streaming (Video LAN) Interactive session (BigBlueButton)

UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET UniChannel provides two modes of operations 1. Contents Delivery  Use VideoLAN (VLC) application to send, relay and receive lecture video streams among end-users.  Use BigBlueButton (BBB) application to delivery/share slide presentations and to provide means of communication/ interaction between a sender and receiver(s). 2. Contents Management  Archiving streamed contents and repackaging them for asynchronous viewing in low bandwidth end-users.

UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET UniChannel System Connectivity

UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET UniChannel’s experimental courses on UniNET 1. Real-time lecture Course name: Data Mining Course name: Data Mining Lecture sender: Silpakorn University Lecture sender: Silpakorn University Class size = 45 students Class size = 45 students Lecture receiver: Naresuan University Lecture receiver: Naresuan University Class size = 30 students Class size = 30 students 2. Virtual-Class-on-Schedule Course name: Machine Vision for Robotic and HCI Course name: Machine Vision for Robotic and HCI Lecture sender: Asian Institute of Technology Lecture sender: Asian Institute of Technology Class size = none Class size = none Lecture receiver: Naresuan University Lecture receiver: Naresuan University Class size = 30 students Class size = 30 students

UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET Real-time lecture operational overview Unicast stream    Archiving Stream & Relaying stream Unicast stream Enable local Multicast for viewers   Interaction session SilpakornUniversity Q&A NaresuanUniversity

UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET Virtual-Class-on-Schedule operational overview    Retrieve scheduled stream Unicast stream   Interaction session SetupBroadcastschedule AIT Enable local Multicast for viewers Q&A NaresuanUniversity

Images from lecture sending side UniChannel: a Distance Learning Platform on UniNET

Images from lecture receiving side