1. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
What is videoconferencing?
Video conferencing enables people at
different locations to:
see and hear each other
see documents and slides
share access to computer
applications (sometimes).
   
   
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2. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Why Might you Use Videoconferencing?
to give access to resources for special-needs users
to share scarce resources, especially for scattered or rural populations
to deliver information on rapidly changing topics
to provide a virtual experience when the real experience is not possible
for collaboration, information searching, problem solving, and decision making.
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3. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Advantages of Videoconferencing
Establishes a visual connection among participants
Conversation and body language can enhance communication.
Connection with external resources
Remote experts can provide feedback and expertise.
Document sharing encourages collaboration and feedback
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4. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Shortcomings of Videoconferencing
The initial cost of the equipment and leasing the lines in order to transmit conferences can be expensive.
The availability of many different types of videoconferencing equipment which can lead to communication breakdown due to technical incompatibility.
   
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5. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Determine Your Needs
Which Videoconferencing System?
The three main types of videoconferencing systems are:
Room System
Rollabout System
Desktop System
    
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6. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Room System
A room system offers the highest quality available, but at the highest cost.
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7. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Room System
A room system offers the highest quality available,
but at the highest cost
Cameras and microphones are mounted with a technician controlling the video and the audio.
Expensive – can be anything from around £20,000 to £100,000.
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8. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Rollabout System
The rollabout is a mid/high range system for individuals and small groups.
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9. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Rollabout System
The rollabout has the equipment on a cart with wheels that can be rolled from room to room.
The quality of the rollabout system is less than the quality achievable with room systems.
It does give good quality videoconferencing and flexibility.
Fairly expensive – can be anything from around £5,000 to £20,000.
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10. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Desktop Systems
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11. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Desktop System
Can produce relatively poor quality video and audio, which is substandard for some applications where quality and reliability are important.
Low cost and easy availability make this the videoconference option with the greatest potential for universal deployment, especially in rural locations.
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12. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Videoconferencing Suites
Many centres have public rooms that have videoconferencing equipment and is willing to rent the room and equipment to you for a specified time to help you arrange your videoconference. Public rooms are available around the country.
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13. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Desktop Videoconferencing Hardware- Camera
Price will be a major factor when you
begin to look for cameras
Buy the camera with the greatest pixel count you can afford. This will give you the best possible picture quality Mini cameras (web cams) designed to fit on top or beside your monitor. This way, as you’re working on the computer, you’ll be looking into the camera as well. Image quality is not as good as the larger cameras but this is improving with every new product release.
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14. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Desktop Videoconferencing -Software
As with any computer use, nothing runs without
software and videoconferencing is no different.
The software controls the videoconferencing session. It takes the video image, sound and any other computer operation and sends the signal over the carrier to the other conference site
Some software will offer the bare essentials, while others have extra features
Which one you choose will depend greatly on your particular needs and budget.
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15. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Examples of Videoconferencing Software
CU-SeeMe
This is the most popular, full-featured software for seeing,
hearing, and sharing.
Features
You can view up to 12 video images simultaneously.
The Phone Book has graphical Contact Cards to save, add, and edit contact information for people and conferences
chat for multi-user collaboration during conferences
caller ID for screening incoming calls
controls to restrict incoming and outgoing calls. .
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16. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Examples of Videoconferencing Software .
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17. Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing
Videoconferencing Software
Netmeeting
With NetMeeting for Windows 95 and Windows
NT you can:
communicate with both audio and video
collaborate on virtually any Windows-based application
exchange graphics on an electronic whiteboard
transfer files
use the text-based chat program. .
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Summary
Videoconferencing can give great benefits to users. In this unit, we will look at case studies of two types of videoconferencing systems in use by community practitioners.
The first looks at the use of a rollabout system used to deliver learning by the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow.
The second considers ways that community practitioners could use desktop videoconferencing. .
Benefits of ICT: Collaborating - Videoconferencing