Shared teaching with multimedia-enhanced video-conferencing

In Scotland all 13 universities and a number (8) of other related institutions of higher education are connected on a high bandwidth computer network. Organizationally, this is composed of four interconnected Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). The high bandwidth (155 Mbit/s) and the network's o...

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Published in:Research in learning technology 2011-12, Vol.6 (3)
Main Authors: Duncan, Charles, Morrey, Martin, Bayne, Gwen, MacLaren, Iain, Walder, Patrick, McQuillan, John
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In Scotland all 13 universities and a number (8) of other related institutions of higher education are connected on a high bandwidth computer network. Organizationally, this is composed of four interconnected Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). The high bandwidth (155 Mbit/s) and the network's operation under ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) enables routine use of high quality video-conferencing between institutions. Each institution has at least one (all the universities have two) video-conferencing suites, fully equipped with audio and video equipment and direct network access for PCs.DOI:10.1080/0968776980060302
ISSN:2156-7069
2156-7077
DOI:10.3402/rlt.v6i3.11160