Audiologic has teamed up with integrator GVAV to implement a versatile hybrid workspace at the University of Hertfordshire. The project incorporates Q-SYS audio, video and control technology to create a seamless learning experience for students, whether they are physically present or participating in remote learning off campus. The university had…
Education
Sony projectors and displays transform college visualisation
The Covid-19 pandemic impacted many businesses and organisations and for the University of Rhode Island (URI), it led to some changes. “Everyone was realising that we needed displays and the ability to have hybrid meetings,” said Jeffrey Levesque, lead information technologist at URI. In addition to the pandemic, URI also…
CJP to build pioneering virtual studio at Solent University
CJP Broadcast Service Solutions has won a tender to build a high-performance virtual production environment for Solent University in Southampton in the UK. The new facilities, converted from an existing studio space, will provide students on the film production courses with opportunities to develop their creative output. The studio will…
Dublin university standardises on DTEN in 70 rooms
A leading European research-intensive university, University College Dublin (UCD), has chosen DTEN solutions to standardise its hybrid meeting rooms, enabling staff and students to connect seamlessly from over 70 rooms. University College Dublin (UCD) has opted for DTEN solutions to standardise its hybrid meeting rooms, enabling staff and students to…
HyFlex learning faces ‘chasm’ between demand and supply
Research by Sony Professional Displays and Solutions Europe has revealed a 'chasm' between the growing demand for hybrid flexible learning (HyFlex) and the lack of preparedness to enable its adoption across Europe. While 71% of students and teachers are positive about HyFlex, 67% of AV professionals in higher-education institutions say…
AVI-SPL brings the virtual studio to enterprise broadcasting
AVI-SPL is predicting strong growth in corporate investment in virtual production studios, after demonstrating an XR stage at InfoComm 2023. The company believes we will see the extension of an approach to technology that is now described as enterprise broadcast - meaning AV architecture blending with elements of broadcast technology.…
‘Two types of convergence’ transform broadcast and AV
AV and broadcast convergence is often talked of as though there was one phenomenon at work, at least by speakers from the pro AV world. But there are two types of convergence that can be seen in the market for media technology, according to Lorenzo Zanni, head of knowledge at…
A big screen welcome for new students
The University of Kansas has teamed up with Dimensional Innovations and partners Helix Architecture and Design and McCownGordon Construction to create a tech-stacked space that welcomes prospective and current students, embraces returning alumni, and illustrates what it means to be a Kansas Jayhawk – all under one roof. (The University…
Universities across the world take up Lightware Taurus UCX
Lightware Visual Engineering has recently secured a series of high-profile projects with educational institutions in the US, Europe and the Middle East. The School of Medicine at Emory University, in Atlanta, has adopted Lightware's Taurus UCX solution, setting a standardised precedent for unified connectivity on its mobile professional AV carts.…
Kramer aids university’s switch from analogue to HDBaseT
Kramer solutions have been selected and installed in more than 40 teaching and learning spaces at the University of Insurbia – one of Italy’s leading universities – to deliver seamless hybrid teaching and learning experiences across all three campuses. With primary locations in Como and Varese, Italy, the University of…