Whitepaper | Education

Video Collaboration for an

enhanced Interactive Learning

Experience with eLearning

Suite

Introduction

Video collaboration solutions for education, can bring the best of

learning environment to your learning centrewithease of operation

and cost-effective than you’d imagine.

Technology plays a crucial role in the transformation of society.

Communities are integrating these tools of technologies for their

own development processes. Education sector being one of the

cornerstones of society’s development needs to use these tools to

enhance the experience of teaching / learning. PeopleLink offers a

leading eLearning suite which can connect and extend the expert

availability to the remotest corner of the globe to connect the

students who are unable to access it due to limited availability of

necessary Infrastructure.

PeopleLink offers a unique solution for the Education vertical

capable of delivering best in class video experience, flexible

scalability, and a comprehensive set of data collaboration tools

which make learning extremely effective & efficient. PeopleLink e-

learning suite are backed with a strong integrated approach

focusing and securing the existing Investments of the user by

connecting seamlessly with the available 3rd party hardware for

providing an unparalleled Video collaboration experience.

PeopleLink advantage for the Educators –

Gain a competitive edge with PeopleLink eLearning Suite for

extending effective content & lecture delivery to the students

Leverage the utility of inbuilt video mixing by connecting

multiple camera Inputs (Like, camera focusing on the

Lecturer, Integrated Smart board, virtualizeretc) and share

all the videos simultaneously with the remote students for

delivering a real classroom experience.

Unlimited Inbuilt recording in a non-proprietary format

assists in creating a digital Library for students to access the

recordings later for revisions.

Public / Private Chat option extends the feature of

conducting group discussions & One to One feedback

between the trainer and the students

Video Consultation helps educational Institutes in

conducting Interviews / Counselling, giving career

consultations to its students, organizing Parent Teacher

meetings over video etc.

Virtualize your classrooms to optimize the Operating costs &

expand the reach & connectivity even to the remotest

location

Real Time sharing of Media with the students

Evaluate Training effectiveness, take feedbacks & conduct

basic questionnaire based evaluations with Inbuilt Poll

option

Flexible scalability and mobility gives the freedom of joining

from any device.

Inbuilt Whiteboard sharing with the ability to offer a real time

two way annotation makes learning more comprehensive &

fun.

Enhance Group learning among students by creating virtual

sub groups for conducting focus discussions and conducting

team tasks & activities.

About PeopleLink

Founded in 2007, PeopleLink has emerged as India's first ISO 9001-2008

certified Video Conference Company. It has marked an exponential 108%

growth Y-o-Y from the past 5 years. A pioneer of modern video technology,

PeopleLink, after accomplishing its pan India coverage is now expanding

its Global operations. Its range of offerings includes next generation Video

technology and Audio Video peripherals across a wide range of focused

industry verticals. PeopleLink offers the most robust customer / partner

service in the Industry today. PeopleLink has a strong and agile partner

network to connect with our esteemed partners across 25 countries

globally.

For more information, please visit www.peoplelink.in

PeopleLink technology is now a part of an academic curriculum of United

States for their post-secondary students of Computers & Information

Technology. PeopleLink features under Easier Collaborations for video,

audio and data sharing with ease to the remote participants.

Challenges

Learning is time and Location dependent: Students turn up to

lectures and take notes. The learning is limited to the available

tutor, and students capable of attending the class.

Curriculum Quality:Educators and trainers are tasked with providing

a wide range of content and services to administrators, staff,

students, stakeholders, and employees.

High Operational costs: Operational costs of running an educational

institute are high, keeping in view providing for various

administrative services and facilities for students and teachers

alike.

Limited Access to students: As anyorganization is based in any one

location, several students are unable to attend the classes due to

distance constraints.

Limited Subject Matter Experts:Not all tutors are experts in all

subjects and not all of them can be present at all times at all

locations.

Benefits of Video Collaboration

Enhance and share expertise with Subject Matter Experts –

forlocations with limited access to specialized instructors,

campuses can connect to share resources and subject matter

expert teachers inorder to offer programs to all students across

distant locations andeven remote villages.

LECTURE ROOM WITH THE INSTRUCTOR (INTEGRATION WITH 3RD PARTY AV PERIPHERALS LIKE PROJECTORS, CAMERA & EXTERNAL AUDIO

DEVICES)

LECTURER CAN BE ENABLED WITH VISUALISER & INTERACTIVE TABLET

MONITOR FOR ENHANSING THE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

DEPARTMENT 1

MULTI-DEPARTMENT VIRTUAL TRAINING WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT

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Student Collaboration Projects across geographic boundaries –

onescience project, ten eager minds, three locations. There are no

boundaries for peers to learn teamwork and advance their

skillstogether. Collaborate with another class in another city to

discussissues and ideas, participate in a student-led discussion

about a science project; offer prep classes; and much more.

Interactive, virtual field trips – take students on exciting, educational

field trips without leaving the classroom. See Museums,

ancientfossils, dance programs or live aquariums. With crystal clear

HD video,it’s as good as being there.

Student-Parent-Teacher Benefit - PeopleLink Video Conferencing can

give busy parents direct access to teachers which ultimately

supportstheir children's academic achievement. The bond between

parent andteacher also increases, as video conferencing widens the

scope ofcommunication. There is no need to fret over ignored parent-

teacherconferences, as these regular meetings can easily take place

at moreconvenient times for both instructors and parents. This saves

both time and travel expense for both parties involved.

PARENTTEACHER

VIDEO COLLABORATION TO ENHANCE PARENT-TEACHER INTERACTIONS

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Optimize Learning Opportunities - Learning opportunities are

optimized when they are streamed, recorded and available for replay.

Video conferencing solutions for education, from PeopleLink, lets

students and educators alike learn on the schedule that suits them

best. PeopleLink enables the delivery of education in HD video

whether from the comfort of a desk in an office or on a mobile device

while on the go.

Non-verbal Communication - Convey the messages using nonverbal

communication (e.g., gestures, tone of the voice, posture, eye

contact). This enables visual feedback in real time. This helps in

gauging the course content prepared by the educator for the

Students. This real time feedback shall assist educators to constantly

enhance their curriculum based on the student’s interest levels.

Extend course offerings to unreachable locations– Offer courses to

advanced learners, special needs students, faculty, staff and

parents,home based students and community members who earlier

hadlimited or no access to your educational courses due to

distanceconstraints. These can now connect to your lectures and

classes over PeopleLink Video Conferencing.

Training being conducted at the Central Venue for available candidates, while collaborating with the remote teams over

Video.

Remote Departments can access the training virtually from their home locations without

travelling to the venue of training.

Individual Users can access remote

trainings on Laptop or Mobile devices

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM & DISTANCE LEARNING

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Foster Collaboration for Smart Classrooms - Collaboration is one of

the most important tools in education. From working on team

projects to learning more about the people on that team, video

conferencing solutions from PeopleLink help foster effective

collaboration and enable a more engaging learning experience for

projects with students in the same school or on different continents.

SMART INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM WITH WIDE ANGLE LECTURER TRACKING CAMERA & DIGITAL PODIUM

DESKTOP USERS

LAPTOP USERS

INTERACTIVE SMART CLASSROOM WITH UBIQUTOUS SESSION ATTENDANCE

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MOBILE / TABLET USERS

Features

Full HD Ubiquitous Video session facility accessible over

multi-platform devices like Laptop, Desktop, mobile devices

from any learning location including hostels, classrooms,

home etc.

Multiple video support with dual screen option for viewing

Presenter and multi-format document sharing simultaneously.

Desktop & Application sharing option for enhancing learning

experience of the students while enabling students both in

campus and off campus to access the lecture content.

Option of Aliasto name each logged in User by enabling a

banner for the Individual or location detail.

Integrated web browsing option to share across the live

annotation or viewing the online content for enhancing

learning experience.

Breakout sessions for involving students to have a virtual

interactive sessions for effective learning.

Online objective test options for evaluating student

understanding, conducting feedback polls etc.

Integration of multiple video sessions to inculcate multi-

disciplinary speciality courses.

Connectivity over any network to support the distinct login

environments of the students (eg; WiFi, Broadband, MPLS

etc)

Multiple camera support for integrating self or multi format

cameras of various makes to integrate and transmit

simultaneous videos.

Conclusion

In today's competitive environment, educational institutions are

highly concerned with intercampus connectivity, operating more

efficiently, and reducing travel costs. Administrators must manage

busy schedules that are filled with meetings, briefings, and

regulatory requirement deadlines. PeopleLink offers an all in one

offering catering to all the challenges faced by the educators by –

Enabling accelerated decision making, and accomplish

organizational goals and objectives PeopleLink Video

Conference Solution.

Eliminating the need for travel and time out of office – Save

time and expenses associated with travel when you connect

virtually for administrative meetings

Sharing Expertise & New Employee Trainings – Connect with

colleagues, collaborate on projects, host new employee

Trainings, and discuss significant issues between campuses.

Granting greater access – Allow administration and staff to

tap into the field of experts to participate in educational

programs such as graduate degree activities, continuing

education course work, professional development, and

access to other resources otherwise not available locally.