JANET Update Frances Neilson December 2008

What’s New? EdLab HD Videoconferencing Developments with Moodle JANET Collaborate JANET Talk Trial

EdLab

HD Videoconferencing

Developments with Moodle

JANET Collaborate

JANET Talk Trial

EdLab An online collaboration and support function Open to anyone from the JANET Community Particularly aimed at technical staff with responsibility for: networking, IT security and videoconferencing Provides a range of tools and content relating to academic networking and JANET Access restricted to .ac.uk email addresses URL: http://www.ja.net/training/edlab Queries to: edlab@ja.net

An online collaboration and support function

Open to anyone from the JANET Community

Particularly aimed at technical staff with responsibility for: networking, IT security and videoconferencing

Provides a range of tools and content relating to academic networking and JANET

Access restricted to .ac.uk email addresses

URL: http://www.ja.net/training/edlab

Queries to: edlab@ja.net

EdLab Documents Audio/Video material Multimedia material Discussions

Documents

Audio/Video material

Multimedia material

Discussions

HD Videoconferencing JVCS installed 2 new multi-point control units (MCUs) in Edinburgh and Bracknell Effectively doubles JVCS’s videoconferencing capacity Supports a far greater number of high bandwidth multipoint HD conferences simultaneously

JVCS installed 2 new multi-point control units (MCUs) in Edinburgh and Bracknell

Effectively doubles JVCS’s videoconferencing capacity

Supports a far greater number of high bandwidth multipoint HD conferences simultaneously

HD Videoconferencing Very highest picture quality Picture quality on existing SD systems will be improved significantly Will purchase 2 more units to place at JANET core locations JVCS is the largest national educational videoconference system in the world

Very highest picture quality

Picture quality on existing SD systems will be improved significantly

Will purchase 2 more units to place at JANET core locations

JVCS is the largest national educational videoconference system in the world

Moodle Developments Moodle Mobile MoodleMobile for JANET Txt launced SMS integration module within the Moodle VLE Easy to install plug in

Moodle Mobile

MoodleMobile for JANET Txt launced

SMS integration module within the Moodle VLE

Easy to install plug in

Moodle Developments From Moodle to Noodle Noodle is an extension to Moodle that allows access to NLN materials without the need for a local repository No need to login separately to the NLN site Cut down version of NLN site appears within Moodle

From Moodle to Noodle

Noodle is an extension to Moodle that allows access to NLN materials without the need for a local repository

No need to login separately to the NLN site

Cut down version of NLN site appears within Moodle

Moodle Developments Add an NLN Learning object Browse NLN through a simplified version of NLN site in a pop-up window Browse or search for a Learning Object in the usual way Click the ‘add to Moodle course’ button Resource automatically updated More info, updates and video available at: http://www.nln.ac.uk/?p=Noodle

Add an NLN Learning object

Browse NLN through a simplified version of NLN site in a pop-up window

Browse or search for a Learning Object in the usual way

Click the ‘add to Moodle course’ button

Resource automatically updated

More info, updates and video available at: http://www.nln.ac.uk/?p=Noodle

JANET Collaborate A prototype service was launched last year Available to schools, FE, HE and educational content providers (museums) Basic Collaboration tools Technology agnostic

A prototype service was launched last year

Available to schools, FE, HE and educational content providers (museums)

Basic Collaboration tools

Technology agnostic

JANET Collaborate • Personal Profiles: interests, contact information • Collaboration methods preferred (JVCS, Skype Handle, MSN Email address, etc)

JANET Collaborate Search for members with similar interests Invite others to collaborate Offer/search for opportunities to collaborate Set up or participate in groups or for a More info (and join up) at: http:// www.janetcollaborate.ac.uk

Search for members with similar interests

Invite others to collaborate

Offer/search for opportunities to collaborate

Set up or participate in groups or for a

More info (and join up) at: http:// www.janetcollaborate.ac.uk

JANET Collaborate Pilot Report completed and to includes: Online Survey (120 respondents) 9 Case studies Independent Usability Study

Pilot Report completed and to includes:

Online Survey (120 respondents)

9 Case studies

Independent Usability Study

JANET Collaborate 96.4% recommended or will recommend the site to a colleague and other stats…

96.4%

recommended or will recommend the site to a colleague

and other stats…

JANET Collaborate User Suggestions Simplify Search and Registration Attract more members and content Integrate with JVCS Offer International Partners Optimise the site for search engines Integrate with Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) Provide services for content providers

User Suggestions

Simplify Search and Registration

Attract more members and content

Integrate with JVCS

Offer International Partners

Optimise the site for search engines

Integrate with Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)

Provide services for content providers

And now… Phase 2 – make the site more usable and useful Potential Phase 3 – Integration with other services to share features? “ A portal to JANET Communications”? JANET Collaborate

And now…

Phase 2 – make the site more usable and useful

Potential Phase 3 – Integration with other services to share features?

“ A portal to JANET Communications”?

JANET Talk Trial Objectives To understand how JANET Talk fits into the JANET connected organisations’ IT strategies To understand the usage levels of the mix of the various collaboration tools To understand the types of usage scenarios for JANET Talk To enable JANET(UK) to develop a sustainable business model for JANET Talk based on actual use

To understand how JANET Talk fits into the JANET connected organisations’ IT strategies

To understand the usage levels of the mix of the various collaboration tools

To understand the types of usage scenarios for JANET Talk

To enable JANET(UK) to develop a sustainable business model for JANET Talk based on actual use

JANET Talk Call for Participation (Phase 2) Trial will run to August 2009 Up to 100 licences per organisation Full range of features (Voice, Video, Shared Whiteboard, Application Sharing, File Sharing, Instant Messaging, PSTN breakout) at no cost.

Call for Participation (Phase 2)

Trial will run to August 2009

Up to 100 licences per organisation

Full range of features (Voice, Video, Shared Whiteboard, Application Sharing, File Sharing, Instant Messaging, PSTN breakout) at no cost.

JANET Talk – examples Collaboration across sectors via off-site learning Monitoring Tool Research Groups Organisations with multiple sites Lower infrastructure and PSTN call cost

Collaboration across sectors via off-site learning

Monitoring Tool

Research Groups

Organisations with multiple sites

Lower infrastructure and PSTN call cost

JANET Talk - Timescales JANET Talk Trial (2 nd Phase) opens November 2008 Feedback Point 1 – November 2008 Feedback Point 2 – 2 nd February 2009 JANET Talk Workshop – TBA July 2009 Trial ends – End of August 2009

JANET Talk Trial (2 nd Phase) opens November 2008

Feedback Point 1 – November 2008

Feedback Point 2 – 2 nd February 2009

JANET Talk Workshop – TBA July 2009

Trial ends – End of August 2009