CENTRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DE CALCUL DE GRENOBLE University of Pennsylvania

GigaPoPs §Regional Aggregation Points for I2 l Providing cost efficient access Scalable, affordable bandwidth l Value added services Commodity Internet Peering Relationships with ISP’s §Facilitator of Regional Programs Distance Learning Scientific and Social research initiatives

Regional Aggregation Points

The Project §“Semi- Synchronous” Learning l Stated Objectives Development of Language Proficiency Understanding different Business Cultures Use of existing high performance networks

The Project §Coincidental Objectives l An exercise in Team Building Inter-Department Inter-Discipline l Demonstrating the Technology H.323 IP Precedence l Teaching Methodology A different style of teaching

The People Process §Team Building l Romance Language Department l Business Schools l Distance Education Department l Central Information Technology and Networking Groups

Combined Faculty Meeting

Technology §Decisions of Convenience l Low Risk H.323 video Existing Equipment –Tanberg 2500 –Polycom Viewstation 512 Existing Nodes on Internet2 and Renater 2 –University of Pennsylvania –Universitie de Grenoble

Multi-Media Center

Renater2

The Network Path

Technical Problems §IP Route Announcements l Grenoble - Renater2 - STARTAP §Penn On-Campus Distribution l Switched 10 Mbps Segments §One Disconnect per call, every time l Excessive packet loss minutes into call

Teaching Methodology §Collaborative Curriculum l Use of “BlackBoard” as a coordination tool l Faculty Conference, live via video l Student Conference, live via video §The Professor as Moderator l Student Immersion in the Language/Culture §Enhancement, not replacement

Future Plans §K-12 Faculty Training l Virtual - Language & Culture Immersion l Partnered with Higher Education §International Faculty Discussion Groups l Planning, enrichment, collaboration §Student Self-Paced Interaction l International Video from the Dormitories

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