Video Conferencing and Web Video Conferencing and Web Communications over the Communications over the

Internet with Internet with VITLE VITLE (Virtual Integrated Teaching & Learning (Virtual Integrated Teaching & Learning

Environment)Environment)

Dr. Alex FungHead of Department of Education Studies

Director of SAMS Training & Research UnitChairman of Web-based Teaching and Learning Taskforce

15 October 2004

AgendaAgenda9:30 – 9:40 Background to VITLE: How we started

9:40 – 10:00 VITLE Snapshots

Overview & Features

System Requirements

VITLE Users: Success stories at HKBU

Login to VITLE (Demonstration)10:00 – 10:15 Q & A

Background to VITLE: How we Background to VITLE: How we startedstarted

Stage I(2002)

• Development Stage (Version1)

Stage III(2004)

•Fully deployed at HKBU in April 2004 (Version 2.2)

Stage II(2003)

•Launched during the SARS outbreak (Version 2)

Winner of the Computer World Honours Laureate 2004

Presentation Slide

Presentation Slide

Overhead Transparency

Overhead Transparency

Video / audio conference

Video / audio conference

Student Listing

Student Listing

VITLE Snapshots: Overview & VITLE Snapshots: Overview & FeaturesFeatures

Chat Room

Chat Room

Student Tracking

Student Tracking

Email Email

White Board

White Board

Hardware Requirements Software Requirements

Pentium III computer or above 256Mb MemoryWeb Camera (640x480 resolution)Headset with Mic

Windows 2000 / XPInternet Explorer 5.5 or aboveFlash Player 6.0 or aboveInternet ConnectionVITLE account

VITLE Snapshots: System VITLE Snapshots: System RequirementsRequirements

Network requirement - Server Port Connectivityport 1935 (real-time video streaming), port 80 (default http)

and port 443 (web server) must be opened

Success Story of International Success Story of International AccoladeAccolade

“Classes Suspended but Learning “Classes Suspended but Learning Continues”Continues”•Initiative launched in April 2003 during the SARS

outbreak when classes were suspended•Supported 75 local schools to maintain teaching and learning activities over the Internet

•Received numerous local and international media coverage

•Was nominated as a case study “Online Schooling to Avoid SARS” to the Computer World Honours Program – A Search for New Heroes < http://www.cwheroes.org >

•Now an award-winner platform, with the case study being archived online at various libraries, museums and other research institutions around the world.

VITLE Users: Success stories at VITLE Users: Success stories at HKBUHKBU

Success story #1: Live Seminar Broadcast by the Library

VITLESpeaker at the Seminar Hall

Lecturer at Office

Students at HomeAudience at Seminar Hall

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Success story #2: Overseas Candidates’ Interview by the Personnel Office

VITLEInterview Panel at

HKBU Meeting Room

Candidate 1 from Australia

Candidate 3 from USA

Candidate 2 from England

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Success story #3: Project Supervision with Students Doing Overseas

Immersion by the Department of Gov’t & Int’l Studies

VITLEGIS Academic Professor in HK

Student in France

Student in Germany

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Success story #4: Virtual Meeting by the School of Chinese Medicine

VITLELecturers

in Hong Kong

Lecturers in Guangzhou

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Success story #5: Team Teaching by the Department of Accountancy

VITLELecturers

in Guang Zhou

Guest Lecturerfrom Japan

Lecturerat HKBU

Students at HKBU

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Success story #6: Admin Meeting of the Different Centres of the School of

Continuing Education

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Staff at SCE Tower (HKBU new campus

Staff at Franki Centre (HKBU old campus)

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Success story #7: Virtual Meeting on a Research Collaboration by SAMS Unit

(Dr. Alex Fung) & SFA Foundation (Prof. Bob Slavin)

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Prof. Bob Slavin of SFA

in USA

Dr. Alex Fung of SAMS Unit

in HK

Login to VITLE Login to VITLE (Demonstration)(Demonstration)

VITLE website address

Entry to VITLE

Q & AQ & A

For more information, please contact:

SAMS Training and Research UnitRL7-106, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong

Dr. Alex Fung, Director(3411 5679, alexfung@hkbu.edu.hk)

Support Team:Jenny Chan (3411 5541, sams@hkbu.edu.hk)

Mike Ngan (3411 5802, mikengan@hkbu.edu.hk)Wing Lau (3411 5746, winglau@hkbu.edu.hk)

Http://www.vitle.com

Thank You!Thank You!