What is SMA?- Goals- History- Challenges- Some facts

How do we use videoconferencing?- Modes- Venues- Related Educational Technology

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AgendaAgenda

NetmeetingNetmeeting

• Free with Windows thru XP• Simple and robust• (But no longer supported by MS)• We’ll use it now to connect for

application sharing

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NetmeetingNetmeeting

• Supports :–Application sharing (T.120)–Videoconferencing (H.323)–Multi-vendor hardware–Multi-point application sharing–Remote control of applications

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Goals and HistoryGoals and History

• Cooperative educational and research venture between MIT, NUS, NTU

• World class center for education and research in engineering

• Began in 1998; first classes in 1999• 1 year Masters Program/with option for

PhD– 2 week immersion period– 2 semesters synchronous video conferencing

• ~50% SMA courses cross-listed with MIT

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ChallengesChallenges

• Geographical – 12,000 miles and 12 time zones

• Cultural– Confrontation and mistakes

• Pedagogical– Learning conventions

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FactoidsFactoids

• Singapore is 12,000 miles away• Incoming GRE scores

– MIT: 2082; SMA: 2197• 750 SMA degrees.• 18-20 beaming sessions per week

– early AM / late PM• Lectures

– 2,500 lectures, 8,000 lecture hours– Lecture videos: 1 terrabyte

• Lecture notes are synchronized with lecture video• Streaming video through MIT’s LMS, Stellar

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Modes:• Lectures• Recitations• Research Team

Meetings • Qualifying Exams• Collaboration &

Advising• Program

Administration

How SMA Uses VideoconferencingHow SMA Uses Videoconferencing

Venues:• DE Lecture Rooms

(Level 5 Classrooms)• Research Interaction

Rooms (conference rooms)

• Desktop / home set-ups

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Distance Education ClassroomsDistance Education Classrooms

• 4 Level 5 DE classrooms• Dedicated IP subnet• Tandberg 6000• Multipoint• Wireless• Cable• PVC

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3-3703-370

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3-370 3-370 w/Sympodium & Crestronw/Sympodium & Crestron

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Singapore DE Singapore DE ClassroomsClassrooms

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Distance Education ClassroomsDistance Education Classrooms

• Technology components– Sympodium– Document Camera– Crestron– Tracking Camera– Push to talk mikes

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Research Interaction Room - MITResearch Interaction Room - MIT

Research Interaction Room - MITResearch Interaction Room - MIT

Research Interaction Room - NUSResearch Interaction Room - NUS

Research Interaction Room - MITResearch Interaction Room - MIT

More about 66-319More about 66-319

• Like all of our RIRs, it’s designed for self service; we train, they operate

• Shared with the Chem-E department• 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

DemoDemo

PC-based systemsViGO and Via Video

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Analysis & Comparison of the 3 VenuesAnalysis & Comparison of the 3 Venuesde

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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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Not the only one…Not the only one…Other DE initiatives on MIT campus:

System Design and Management

Cambridge MIT Institute

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SummarySummary

• This is what we did

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Questions?Questions?

Peter Hess phess@mit.edu 617-253-6435

Molly Ruggles ruggles@mit.edu 617-253-0937

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