AMICAL projects on academic videoconferencing

AMICAL projects on academic videoconferencingAhmad ElZorkaniManager, Multimedia Services Center for Learning & TeachingAmerican University in Cairo

Jeff GimaAMICAL DirectorAmerican University of Paris

AMICAL Annual Conference 7 April 2012

Videoconferencing @ AUCSeptember 11th, 2001The Tragic Fall of The Two TowersVideoconferencing @ AUCSeptember 11th, 2001The fall of the two towers2001Started VC with SUNYThe Dialogue ProjectEncouraging Cultural InteractionBridging the GapDe-clash of CivilizationsI always had the notion thatthe West connotes materialism,secularism and a liberal attitude. But,when dialoguing with the NYUstudents, their sensitivity and religiosityshattered this stereotype for me ... Yara Shokr, an AUC JRMC majorIt was a phenomenal course! I waschallenged as an American, as afeminist, as an academic and as a globalindividual, said Della Sentilles, anEnglish literature sophomore at Yale.The Dialogue ProjectVideoconferencing @ AUCSeptember 11th, 2001The fall of the two towers2001Started VC with SUNY2003Built 2 dedicated VC classroomsVideoconferencing @ AUCSeptember 11th, 2001The fall of the two towers2001Started VC with SUNY2003Built 2 dedicated VC classrooms20058 Months Extensive TestingVideoconferencing @ AUCSeptember 11th, 2001The fall of the two towers2001Started VC with SUNY2003Built 2 dedicated VC classrooms20058 Months Extensive Testing > > Dedicated LANVideoconferencing @ AUCSeptember 11th, 2001The fall of the two towers2001Started VC with SUNY2003Built 2 dedicated VC classrooms20058 Months Extensive Testing > > Dedicated LAN2008New Campus. Increased count to 10 VC roomsVideoconferencing @ AUCSeptember 11th, 2001The fall of the two towers2001Started VC with SUNY2003Built 2 dedicated VC classrooms20058 Months Extensive Testing > > Dedicated LAN2008New Campus. Increased count to 10 VC rooms2011Doubled the Dedicated Bandwidth

2004 - 2009The Global VillageHistory Course AUC-Illinois State UniversityThree Semesters Fall 2007 - Fall 2008Course co-taught by Dr. Patrick Mason (Hist401,AUC) and Dr. Stuart Winger (Hist307,ILSU)ILSU student: the ability to directly connect two disparate cultures was amazing vs. Dedicated VCCOST !!ReliabilityQualityScalability

The ANSWER? vs. Dedicated VC

Professional Desktop Videoconferencing

Created by the same ManufacturersUses the same protocolsANDIts RELIABLELocal environments for academic videoconferencing Whats changed since 2010?How can AMICAL support videoconferencing?

cc licensed (BY-SA) flickr photo by Seeweb: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeweb/6115445165/Bandwidth20102012Total bandwidth (mean)128 Mbps217 MbpsBandwidth20102012Total bandwidth (mean)128 Mbps217 MbpsMean increase in bandwidth (2010-2012)+ 89 MbpsBandwidth20102012Total bandwidth (mean)128 Mbps217 MbpsMean increase in bandwidth (2010-2012)+ 89 MbpsTotal bandwidth (range)1 Mbps - 1024 Mbps2 Mbps - 1024 MbpsBandwidth20102012Total bandwidth (mean)128 Mbps217 MbpsMean increase in bandwidth (2010-2012)+ 89 MbpsTotal bandwidth (range)1 Mbps - 1024 Mbps2 Mbps - 1024 MbpsBandwidth dedicatedfor videoconferencing (mean)43 MbpsBandwidth20102012Total bandwidth (mean)128 Mbps217 MbpsMean increase in bandwidth (2010-2012)+ 89 MbpsTotal bandwidth (range)1 Mbps - 1024 Mbps2 Mbps - 1024 MbpsBandwidth dedicatedfor videoconferencing (mean)4 MbpsBandwidth dedicatedfor videoconferencing (range)1 Mbps - 12 MbpsBandwidth available to AMICAL campusesMbpsDedicated videoconferencing systemsInstitutions using20102012any dedicated VC system1118Dedicated videoconferencing systemsInstitutions using20102012any dedicated VC system1118Polycom615Cisco/Tandberg34Radvision11Lifesize11Vidyo01Dedicated videoconferencing systemsInstitutions using201020122012 unitsinstalledany dedicated VC system1118125Polycom61549Cisco/Tandberg 3469Radvision111Lifesize115Vidyo011Location of system on network8Internet36insidefirewalloutsidefirewall(mixed)Frequency of use20102012Using monthly or more for collaborative instruction(3 - 5)9AMICALs videoconferencing environmentIncreasingly adequate infrastructureGrowing desire to make curricular bridgesHow AMICAL can helpWorkshopsGrant support for implementationInformation sharing

Bringing AUP into dedicated videoconferencing

AUC AMICAL-SponsoredVideoconferencing WorkshopWhen: October 2012Who: FacultyWhat:Opportunity for AMICAL members to start collaborationsKeynote speakers from veterans in using academic VCWorkshops on planning and course design for academic VCMelting pot for faculty of various cultures (AMICAL!)