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AMICAL projects on academic videoconferencing

The AMICAL Annual Conference on April 7, 2012, highlighted the transformative potential of videoconferencing in bridging cultural gaps and fostering academic dialogue among universities. Speakers Ahmad ElZorkani and Jeff Gima emphasized the importance of projects like The Dialogue Project and the Global Village, showcasing testimonies from students who experienced genuine cultural interactions. These initiatives adopt robust videoconferencing systems, striving for reliability and scalability while nurturing global academic collaborations. AMICAL aims to facilitate workshops and provide grant support to enhance these essential educational experiences.

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AMICAL projects on academic videoconferencing

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  1. AMICAL projects on academic videoconferencing Ahmad ElZorkani Manager, Multimedia Services Center for Learning & Teaching American University in Cairo Jeff Gima AMICAL Director American University of Paris AMICAL Annual Conference 7 April 2012

  2. Videoconferencing @ AUC

  3. Videoconferencing @ AUC

  4. The Dialogue Project • Encouraging Cultural Interaction • Bridging the Gap • De-clash of Civilizations

  5. The Dialogue Project “It was a phenomenal course! I was challenged as an American, as a feminist, as an academic and as a global individual,” said Della Sentilles, an English literature sophomore at Yale. “I always had the notion that the ‘West’ connotes materialism, secularism and a liberal attitude. But, when dialoguing with the NYU students, their sensitivity and religiosity shattered this stereotype for me ...” YaraShokr, an AUC JRMC major

  6. Videoconferencing @ AUC

  7. Videoconferencing @ AUC

  8. Videoconferencing @ AUC

  9. Videoconferencing @ AUC

  10. Videoconferencing @ AUC

  11. The Global Village • 2004 - 2009

  12. History Course AUC-Illinois State University Three Semesters Fall 2007 - Fall 2008 Course co-taught by Dr. Patrick Mason (Hist401,AUC) and Dr. Stuart Winger (Hist307,ILSU) ILSU student: “the ability to directly connect two disparate cultures was amazing”

  13. vs. Dedicated VC • Reliability • Scalability • Quality The ANSWER? COST !!

  14. vs. Dedicated VC • Created by the same Manufacturers • Uses the same protocols AND • Its RELIABLE Professional DesktopVideoconferencing

  15. Local environments for academic videoconferencing What’s changed since 2010? How can AMICAL support videoconferencing?

  16. cc licensed (BY-SA) flickr photo by Seeweb: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeweb/6115445165/

  17. Bandwidth

  18. Bandwidth

  19. Bandwidth

  20. Bandwidth

  21. Bandwidth

  22. Bandwidth available to AMICAL campuses Mbps

  23. Dedicated videoconferencing systems

  24. Dedicated videoconferencing systems

  25. Dedicated videoconferencing systems

  26. Location of system on network Internet 8 3 6 (mixed) inside firewall outside firewall

  27. Frequency of use

  28. AMICAL’s videoconferencing environment Increasingly adequate infrastructure Growing desire to make curricular bridges

  29. How AMICAL can help Workshops Grant support for implementation Information sharing

  30. Bringing AUP into dedicated videoconferencing

  31. AUC AMICAL-SponsoredVideoconferencing Workshop • When: October 2012 • Who: Faculty • What: • Opportunity for AMICAL members to start collaborations • Keynote speakers from veterans in using academic VC • Workshops on planning and course design for academic VC • Melting pot for faculty of various cultures (AMICAL!)

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