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AMICAL projects on academic videoconferencing. Ahmad ElZorkani Manager, Multimedia Services Center for Learning & Teaching American University in Cairo Jeff Gima AMICAL Director American University of Paris AMICAL Annual Conference 7 April 2012. Videoconferencing @ AUC.
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AMICAL projects on academic videoconferencing Ahmad ElZorkani Manager, Multimedia Services Center for Learning & Teaching American University in Cairo Jeff Gima AMICAL Director American University of Paris AMICAL Annual Conference 7 April 2012
The Dialogue Project • Encouraging Cultural Interaction • Bridging the Gap • De-clash of Civilizations
The Dialogue Project “It was a phenomenal course! I was challenged as an American, as a feminist, as an academic and as a global individual,” said Della Sentilles, an English literature sophomore at Yale. “I always had the notion that the ‘West’ connotes materialism, secularism and a liberal attitude. But, when dialoguing with the NYU students, their sensitivity and religiosity shattered this stereotype for me ...” YaraShokr, an AUC JRMC major
The Global Village • 2004 - 2009
History Course AUC-Illinois State University Three Semesters Fall 2007 - Fall 2008 Course co-taught by Dr. Patrick Mason (Hist401,AUC) and Dr. Stuart Winger (Hist307,ILSU) ILSU student: “the ability to directly connect two disparate cultures was amazing”
vs. Dedicated VC • Reliability • Scalability • Quality The ANSWER? COST !!
vs. Dedicated VC • Created by the same Manufacturers • Uses the same protocols AND • Its RELIABLE Professional DesktopVideoconferencing
Local environments for academic videoconferencing What’s changed since 2010? How can AMICAL support videoconferencing?
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Location of system on network Internet 8 3 6 (mixed) inside firewall outside firewall
AMICAL’s videoconferencing environment Increasingly adequate infrastructure Growing desire to make curricular bridges
How AMICAL can help Workshops Grant support for implementation Information sharing
AUC AMICAL-SponsoredVideoconferencing Workshop • When: October 2012 • Who: Faculty • What: • Opportunity for AMICAL members to start collaborations • Keynote speakers from veterans in using academic VC • Workshops on planning and course design for academic VC • Melting pot for faculty of various cultures (AMICAL!)