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Ubiquitous access to learning and curriculum through HD voice, video, telepresence and infrastructure. Latest developments for extending your network and enhancing learning outcomes.

James Brennan

Voice communications, video conferencing, and wireless telephony are collaborative communication solutions that address challenges of preparing students for a knowledge-based global economy by transforming the learning environment.
Blended learning, which includes asynchronous and synchronous delivery methods for mobile learners, will take the fore, supported by a National Broadband Network. Ubiquity of access to learning will be driven by the type of technology decisions made to support the transportation of knowledge, rather than the student.
Collaborative solutions, based on open architectures act as a campus extension, providing classes for regular course delivery, dual enrollment, and advanced or specialty courses to remote campuses while also offering the ability to record and store lectures or content for on-demand viewing. In addition, the affordability of low-end HD endpoints is also allowing a higher proliferation of devices in organisations.
In this session, James will address safe investment paths in enhancing your blended learning strategy, covering the latest developments in HD video and telepresence technologies including; 1080p recording and streaming; simplified management of video conferencing fleets; traversing firewalls to extend the campus; support of MAC environments; mobility solutions for remote participants; how collaborative solutions fit with a unified communications strategy and the latest in compression technologies to support remote sites.
The session is essential if you are thinking about extending your video conferencing solution in your institution.

James Brennan's Biography james.brennan@polycom.com James has over twelve years experience in product management in video, telecom and software markets. James joined Polycom’s ANZ team to lead the sales engineering team, bringing his global customer experience to the role. James relocated from the USA, where he has worked for Polycom for seven years, most recently as Director of Product Management for Polycom’s Video Solutions Group. James was responsible for product management for Polycom’s infrastructure solutions, including voice, video and unified conferencing bridges and his group was responsible for the development of Polycom’s next-generation network infrastructure solutions. James has an MBA from the University of Southern California and a Master’s degree in finance/business law from Penn State University.

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