EVS Technology ���Where we are, ���

Where will we go?

Jim Sheach Learning and Teaching Spaces Technology

Information Services The University of Edinburgh

Where we are (UoE) •  Physical Domain

•  4 - 5 Thousand Handsets (>£100K) – Mostly issued on a semester basis – Some issued for particular lecture

•  Resource Management is understood and “simple”

•  Question types are restricted

Where we are (UoE) •  Framework Agreement - Banxia

– Expires in 2012 after 4 Years – Loss of preferential pricing

•  Question on the future of the Cricket handsets

Where will we go? •  Physical Domain

•  Hybrid Domain – Occupied by the previous physical hardware

players

•  Virtual Domain – Occupied by new players

Hybrid Domain •  Mix of physical handsets and users wireless

devices •  Retain current handsets in use •  Inclusive system •  Transition to Virtual Domain

Hybrid Domain •  Questions types are still restricted •  Complex licensing models

– Concurrent seats in use – By Receiver Key – Site License

•  Users wireless device power capacity •  Wireless access in large classes

Hybrid Domain eInstruction Crickets

•  Edu Click (eInstructionVLE Integration) •  Edu Flow (eInstruction stand alone system) •  Interact HE (Banxia cloud solution)

Hybrid Domain •  Will a stigma be created around those

without wireless devices? •  Managing resources

– How many will choose physical or virtual? – Concurrent seat license model

•  Procurement issues with legacy equipment

Virtual Domain •  Question types are expanded •  Hardware is responsibility of the user? •  Raft of new players

–  iVoted –  MobiOde –  Poll Everywhere –  Socrative –  Survnvote –  votApedia –  Yawn Buster Connect

Virtual Domain •  Hosted and In House Services •  Complex licensing models

– Audience Size – Number of Academic Users – Number of Student Users – Site License

•  Users wireless device power capacity •  Wireless access in large classes

Virtual Domain •  Who provides the user technology?

– Student? –  Institution?

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“Academy school spends £100,000 equipping students with iPods”

“How Stanford Medical Students are using their school issued iPads”

“New full-time students will receive an iPad2 in 2011. (In addition to the MacBook Pro we give all of our incoming freshmen.)”

Where will we go? Technology Ownership Wireless device power capacity Does one-size fit all Wireless access in large classes