Collaboration through technology: moving from possibility to practice

Media services from Jisc

Emma SmithMedia services development coordinator

VsceneVideo conferencing services for the Jisc community

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A decade of growth - hours of VC provided by Jisc

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What are they doing with it?

Purpose of VC December 2015- total 1948

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7% System testingLecture TutorialTeachingResearchAdmin/management meetingEvent participationTraining event/Demo…InterviewQA tests

Usability review and backlog tickets

120 tiny changes, and some big ones…

Integration with Vidyo infrastructure

Vidyo

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Uniform layout in

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Skype for Business

No plugin-browser

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Scaling on

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Mobile App

Big ticket feature for late 2016

Benefit of new infrastructure

Ideascale - http://vscene.ideascale.com

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https://vscene.jisc.ac.uk/jsp/li/li000.jsp

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Janet txt

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Janet txt

» Safely and securely distribute SMS messages that can be accessed from any internet enabled device

» Integrate into management information systems to:› Send timely information on course changes, site closures,

reminders, tutorials, deadlines, etc› Receive feedback from students and staff

» Message individuals and groups» Real time delivery confirmation

A comprehensive suite of secure SMS messaging services provided by PageOne

Cloud

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Cloud services and support from Jisc

»Co-location and shared data centres» Financial X-Ray – understand the costs of

your IT services

»Data archiving framework agreement» Arcus portal for institutional

management of Amazon Web Services usage

»Board and committee paper management» Deals with Google and Microsoft for their

cloud collaboration suites

Helping institutions to move to the cloud

Streaming and lecture capture

Streaming and lecture capture

» Approached by customers» Focus groups» Lecture Capture is used by 63% of institutions and 65% are

using media streaming tools*› *2014 Survey of Technology Enhanced Learning for higher

education in the UK By Richard Walker, Julie Voce, Joe Nicholls, Elaine Swift, Jebar Ahmed, Sarah Horrigan and Phil Vincent

Procurement framework

» Community defined prioritised features » Multi supplier framework» At least three suppliers and a ‘preferred supplier’» approved suppliers host their services and storage on Janet

network» Institutions can use framework:

› A) Directly purchase from the ‘preferred supplier’› B) Engage suppliers in a mini competition

Anchor tenants

» We would like up to 10 institutions to be listed on the procurement as ‘Anchor Tenants’

» Not a commitment to purchase» Indicates a strong vote of interest» Demonstrates an active market to suppliers

Broadcasters and universities

Aims and benefits

» Benefits: universities› Increased exposure for the university

and its experts› National and International broadcasters› Reduced time demands on academics

» Benefits: broadcasters› Access to experts› Reliable connection

To enable universities to make real time video contributions to television broadcasters

Globelynx

» Fully managed service» Link to National and International broadcasters» On-call support service» Directory/booking service» Installation and repair service for HD on site equipment, if

required› Training for camera user available too

Hub

Hubs

68 interviews booked

Arts and humanities

Workshops and demonstrations

https://community.jisc.ac.uk/groups/arts-and-humanities

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Funded projects

» LOLA in a Box – Royal College of Music» Immersive Teleperformance – Falmouth University» Making Connections – Liverpool John Moores University

» Arts and humanities special interest group› UK network of peers that have a need to use technology› Explore relevant technologies and identify new

technologies › Participation in projects and activities

» Freely, loanable equipment › LOLA and UltraGrid

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Emma SmithMedia services development [email protected]

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

Developing musical communities of practice

using technologyCase study: BA (Hons) Applied Music with the University of the Highlands and Islands

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Overview

» Innovative» Inclusive» First Graduates» 101 students enrolled 2015-16» National and international engagement

BA (Hons) Applied Music Innovative

Community of practice

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Opening doors

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Landscape of Learning

» 9 academic partners» Distributed staff» Varied demographic» Scattered students


Blended Learning Model

Online



Video conference



One to one tuition in students’ local community





Residencies


Networked residencies

Virtual Residencies


International collaboration


Motivational

Virtual Residencies


Networked residencies

Virtual Residencies


International collaboration


Free- flow residencies


» Research active staff in NMP» Research active staff composition and community

engagement

Towards networked music performance


Technology and aristotle

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Anna-Wendy Stevenson

Programme LeaderBA (Hons) Applied Music [email protected]

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

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