distancetech

Technologies that transcend road closures

Teleconference

Model A:
Instructor on telephone at home or in an office
Students with a conference phone in a classroom somewhere
Individual students on a phone at home

Model B:
Instructor & some students in one room with a conference phone
Other students in a different room with a conference phone
Individual students on a phone at home

Kelowna IT Services has:
K001 Mitel 5330 wireless conference telephone
K002 Polycom speaker
K003 Mitel 5303 Gray
K004 Mitel 5303 Silver

Wireless conferences phones will be arriving at Salmon Arm, Vernon and Penticton campuses shortly.

IT services has a 16-channel teleconference system. Put in an IT Services request to book your teleconference and you will receive dialup information.

Videoconference

Penticton’s videoconference classroom is C09B (seating for approx 24 students)
Vernon's videoconference classroom is C355 (seating for approx 20 students) 
Kelowna’s videoconference room is the S103B boardroom. (seating for approx 30 students)
Salmon Arm's videoconference classroom is SA203 (seating for approx 12 students)
Each campus also has a portable videoconference system. It looks like a 17" computer monitor with a built-in camera and microphone. (suitable for max 3 people)

Model A:
Instructor with portable VC unit anywhere on campus
Students in VC classroom at other campus.

Model B:
Instructor and some students in VC room at one campus
Other students in VC room at other campus
http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/administration/itservices/edtech/Videoconferencing.html

Guide to using the portable videoconference system (video clip)
notes: KLO boardroom S103B sometimes has audio feedback problems. You can use the speakerphone in the room.
KLO Boardroom phone: 5642
Penticton Boardroom phone: 3210

Webconference

Model A:
Each participant logs in from their own computer wearing a computer headset.

Model B:
Instructor logs in from their own computer wearing a headset.
Students in a classroom watching a single computer connected to an LCD projector. They use a USB speakerphone to hear and be heard.
Option - if no echo-cancelling speakerphone is available, the group can listen over the classroom sound system and respond via text chat.

Model C:
Instructor and some students in a classroom watching a single computer connected to an LCD projector. They use a USB speakerphone to hear and be heard.
Other students in a different classroom watching a single computer connected to an LCD projector. They use a USB speakerphone to hear and be heard.
Option - if no echo-cancelling speakerphone is available, the group can listen over the classroom sound system and respond via text chat.

KLO IT Services:
AV283 USB speakerphone (under conference phones in AV booking)
AV304 Logitech USB headset (under headphones in AV booking)
Penticton PL135:
AV284 USB speakerphone (under conference phones in AV booking)
AV301 Logitech USB headset (under headphones in AV booking)


Examples:
Elluminate vClass – 25 seats
Elluminate vRoom – 3 seats (free)
http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/administration/itservices/edtech/Webconferencing.html

Blackboard
Asynchronous webspace to post files (documents, powerpoint, video, audio, hold text-based discussions. Every OC class already has its own Blackboard space.

Videorecording
Videotape class, publish (as flash file to OC's Flash streaming server, or to Vimeo.com)
Video cameras, tripods and microphones are available through AV booking.
Link: Media Production at OC

Podcasting
Record audio of class, publish as .mp3 to Blackboard or to streaming media server
Digital audio recorders are available through AV booking.


For more information on any of these technologies contact Mike Minions, Educational Technology Coordinator at 4755. Ed Tech/Media Production can provide encoding and uploading of video and audio to the streaming server, Blackboard, or other online locations.