Posted on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 @ 02:12 PM
Amid budget cutbacks and enrollment increases, higher education institutions are seeking ways to provide high-impact, cost-effective online teaching, learning, and staff development. They want to teach and collaborate with a proven solution. Rapidly create and deliver compelling on-demand courses and highly interactive virtual classes. Educators want to boost participation by eliminating technical barriers. That’s when Vidyo comes in.
Adobe Connect pro 8 is a Web Video Conferencing platform allowing you to set up meetings, webinars and classroom training. Vidyo has partnered with Adobe to deliver an integrated solution together for video and webconferencing. Vidyo’s pod for Adobe Connect pro 8 makes HD quality video interaction an easy-to-use, natural extension to the Adobe Connect webconferencing environment.
Cranfield University a postgraduate institution in the UK specializing in science, technology and management, deployed VidyoConferencing™ as a key component of the University´s communications system. Cranfield´s student population has more than 4,000 graduate students, that enroll in courses at the University´s three campuses.
Vidyo enables us to communicate with our key partners, researchers and students across the world with high quality and reliable interaction,” said Chas McManus, IT Projects Manager, Cranfield University. “We needed clear, dependable quality and minimum fuss. Compared to PC–based video conferencing solutions from other vendors we tested, Vidyo was much easier to use, reliable and offered impressive quality. We were able to use it without ever reading any guide or manual, which means it is easy to roll–out to first–time users and to support. We have yet to see a Vidyo meeting screen freeze or crash, unlike other video conferencing products.”
Vidyo´s systems are easy to deploy. The versatility of VidyoConferencing enables BOTH desktop and room HD video conferencing that can be used by everyone within an organization. At Cranfield University, anyone on any of their campuses can access the Vidyo system, whether from an office, a classroom, home or while traveling,
Web Video conferencing for K-12 students is beginning to be used successfully. Students in this age category are virtually weaned in a digital and internet environment and online video conferencing further promotes digital literacy. Students become engaged in learning with multimedia images and lessons
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