Videoconferencing and Distributed Education
The university Education Support Services (ESS) team provides video conferencing bridging and support services for the Anschutz Medical Campus and the Denver Campus. In addition, we provide videoconferencing services to all of the University of Colorado campuses, as well as to numerous affiliate hospitals including the Denver Children’s Hospital, Denver Health Medical Center, the Veterans Administration Medical Center, and National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
These conferencing services support interactive communications and distribution of degree granting educational programs, continuing medical education programs such as grand rounds and clinical training sessions for our medical residents who rotate through our affiliated hospitals and to other sites both national and international, research seminars, and clinical consultations for patients in the more rural areas of Colorado.
Additionally, the videoconferencing network supports connectivity to other research institutions and to other health care institutions around the state in support of our research and clinical missions.
We currently have about 300 rooms set up for video conferencing at the Anschutz Medical Campus. In those rooms, the campus averages between 18 and 20 conferences a day.
ESS uses videoconferencing connections for point-to-point and multipoint conferences to distribute educational programs between campuses, to the Colorado AHEC sites and to other universities and community colleges throughout the state and to limited individual students in more rural areas using a new technology known as CMAD (Converged Management Application™ (CMA™) Desktop).
CMAD (Converged Management Application™ (CMA™) Desktop).
CMAD is a centrally managed and deployable visual communication technology that allows interactive videoconferencing from large conference rooms to individual desktops. This technology requires that software be downloaded to individual desktop/laptop computers using CMAD licenses provided by the University and high speed internet connections. (Some limitations apply – see minimum specifications.)
See policy regarding use:
Policies and Guidelines for Coordinating Distance Education Classes 9-20-11.pdf
Please refer to the following terminology and chart to determine the technology that best meets your event needs:
Web Conference or Webinar
– Web conferencing/Webinar is ‘short for Web-based seminar. A key
feature of a Webinar is its interactive elements-the ability to give,
receive and discuss information’. ESS offers web conferencing services
through the use of Adobe Connect. *Two-way audio and video interaction
can occur by allowing participants to utilize their computer cameras and
microphones.
Webcast
– Webcast refers to a web-based broadcast where ‘data transmission is
one-way and does not allow interaction between the presenter and the
audience’. ESS offers the ability to webcast presentations by utilizing
our RSS (Recording Streaming Solution) technology. We can web stream
and record events by using this technology.
Video Conferencing
– Video conferencing allows two or more locations to communicate by
simultaneous two-way video and audio transmissions. Interaction between
all parties generally necessitates that each party have a
videoconferencing unit consisting of a video camera, microphone(s) and
speakers. ESS offers video conferencing services primarily thru the use
of dedicated systems. This service is not for use in combination with
Skype, WebEx, GoToMeeting, etc..
Audio Conferencing
- Audio conferencing is a telephone call in which several people in
different locations are connected by a telecommunications system and
equipment. ESS can arrange to provide an audio conferencing phone number
for multiple meeting participants to dial in to from their respective
telephones. You can also request an audio recording of the meeting. ESS
also provides the setup and rental of Polycom audio conferencing phones.
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Our video streaming solutions (RSS) allow for a one-way broadcast to any location that has a computer with Windows Media Player installed (version 10 or higher is recommended). The stream can be recorded at the same time and stored on a server or archived on a DVD. Videoconferences can also be recorded to a DVD or CD and/or stored on a server (RSS) and utilized at a later date.
Contact us
For more information about scheduling a videoconference, streaming and recording services, potential connection sites and applicable rates, please refer to the contact information below:
For the Anschutz Medical Campus, contact:
Paul Herndon, (303) 724-7713
Paul.Herndon@ucdenver.edu
or
Ryan Wiest, (303) 724-8113
Ryan.Wiest@ucdenver.edu
For the Denver Campus (LSC and CU Building), contact:
Van Browning, (303) 315-2519
Van.Browning@ucdenver.edu
For questions about videoconferencing fees, contact:
Betty Charles, (303) 724-1558
Betty.Charles@ucdenver.edu
or
Jozianne Mestas, (303) 724-7718
Jozianne.Mestas@ucdenver.edu
For videoconference technical assistance, call (303) 724-8121