Over 40 Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) displays from BenQ have been integrated into Woodmansterne School in London, as part of a large-scale transformation and expansion. Building a state-of-the-art secondary school to accompany its primary school facility, Woodmansterne School appointed experienced education technology integrator, Partnership Education to specify and manage the…
Education
Dentist school lounge video wall names alumni
The Creighton University School of Dentistry, located in Omaha, Nebraska, is dedicated to providing quality care for patients and educating students to be practice-ready dentists. Its aim is to prepare students for a life of professional excellence, community leadership and compassionate service. The school, established in 1905, is based in…
Virtual university classroom hosts up to 84 students
The ESSEC Business School in France, which has been teaching for over a century, is one of the leading business schools in Europe. At its Executive Education Campus in La Défense, Paris, ESSEC has just installed Barco’s weConnect virtual classroom at its main campus to enable the school to provide…
Smart teaching tech takes centre stage
With the launch of its online MBA, the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business set out to offer the highest quality of education to students through flexible learning options. In contrast to other online remote learning methods that can leave students feeling isolated and detached, Ross School…
Business school mics pick up active discussions
WHU – Otto Bensheim School of Management is a business school of international standing, with campuses in Vallendar/Koblenz and Düsseldorf serving over 1,500 students. In recent years, this privately funded university began investing in networked learning with the goal of recording lectures using the latest and highest quality AV and…
Interpreting students enjoy 32-channel suite
Conference interpreting students at London Metropolitan University are enjoying the use of a new interpreting suite thanks to the expertise of buk Solutions, audio-visual company Reflex and the University’s Information and Technology Services (ITS) team. The university, which runs a portfolio of interpreting courses (MA Conference Interpreting/MA Interpreting and short…
Midwich awards primary school £10,000 of tech
As part of its Power-Up Your Local School education competition, Midwich has awarded £10,000 worth of classroom technology to Stratford St Mary Primary School in Suffolk. The popular Power-Up competition ran earlier this summer and called upon Midwich customers to nominate worthwhile schools from across the country. The technology was…
Trade school gives students URSA Broadcast skills
Located in the city of Tarragona, and with more than 1,000 students, the Institut Pere Martell is one of the most prestigious vocational training centres in Catalonia. It specialises in nine professional sectors, one of which is image and sound. As part of a planned upgrade, the school has recently…
Film students see screens in uncontrolled light
Today’s students are tomorrow’s professionals, which is why Bournemouth University felt it was important to set high standards in the choice of AV equipment at its new media and computer science building. To ensure a quality viewing experience in spite of strong ambient lighting, the university selected 16 dnp Supernova…
The voice of AV’s higher education sector
Higher education (HE) AV technologists and learning space designers gathered for the Learning and Teaching Spaces Managers Group’s (LTSMG) conference to learn, share ideas and get hands on with the latest innovations. Through the free-to-attend annual event, which moves venue every year, the LTSMG offers delegates access to a mixture…