Virtual Teaching

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Introduction

The University Carlos III of Madrid has several projects that using the CXP software suite for virtual classroom. 2 subjects and regular meetings. For this purpose the UC3M has installed 2 servers with all CXP's suite (Venue Services, Reflector and Archive Service). All of this is incorporated into a larger project of e-learning.

Subject: Software Engineering II

This subject is a part of the Computer engineering Studies of the University Carlos III of Madrid. Classes are conducted from the Högskolan pa Aland (D. Juan Llorens, Finland) and students are in the UC3M. This subject is a Theory and Practice course. For this we have been configuring a room with audiovisual and communications elements needed. Below you can see the list and schema that we use. This course contains 4 hours per week for 10 weeks and all work fine. All classess have been recorded as you can see HERE

Subject: Electronic systems

In this case the teacher is at a university in South Korea and the students are in UC3M. This course is only theory. This course contains 4 hours per week for 12 weeks

Architecture

Software

Colaboration Software ConferenceXP suite

1. Audio/Video
2. Desktop
3. PowerPoint
4. Recorded videos
5. Recording all these elementes
6. Thight VNC Server and client (Used through VPN)
7. IM system: Pidgin (jabber) Chat enviroment

Hardware Control (UC3M)

1. Codec CXP: capture and display video and audio
2. Codec CXP: capture and display VGA teacher & students
3. Codec CXP: codec CXP session in windows Media
4. Codec WM : classess live recording
5. CXP Server
6. Virtual rooms (Venue Server)
7. Reflector (networks without multicast support)
8. Recording all streams (Archive Service)
9. Audio and video equipment
10. Audio and video mixer control
11. 2 projectors
12. 2 wireless microphones handle
13. 2 video cameras

Hardware (teacher)

1. Codec CXP (2 monitor): capture and display video, audio and remote VGA (students)
2. Codec CXP (tablet PC): capture VGA
3. webcam
4. headphones and microphone

Hardware (students)

1. Codec CXP (laptop): capture and display audio
2. Thight VNC Server and client
3. Headphones and microphone (to talk to the teacher for tutoring)

Here you can see the topology

Some Photographs

The teacher personal classroom	The classroom (UC3M)
UC3M control rack	UC3M control room 1	UC3M control room 2

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