ICT Customer Services
Videoconferencing

"I have found the video conferencing system invaluable. Without it, it would have been impossible
to deliver our material to the 300+ students involved."

Ken Dyson School of Business, Retail and Financial Services

Visit our ‘booking a conference’ page for information on how to book a video conference session  

Video conferencing has grown in use in recent years throughout the academic community, both in the UK & Ireland and throughout the world. The capabilities of video conferencing to link lecturers and students, irrespective of time or distance, has empowered Universities with greater potential to support larger groups of students and enabled academics to foster links with experts, business and industry leaders and peers worldwide.

Video Conferencing is a core service within the University of Ulster.

 The University of Ulster has made a large investment in video conferencing for teaching and learning.

Today, ISD can provide a wide range of sophisticated room-based, mobile and desktop video conferencing systems for use in teaching and learning.

The technology is used in a range of teaching and learning settings across all Faculties of the University. Activities include the 'traditional' lecture format, as demonstrated by Ken Dyson above, through to international collaborations.

Videoconferencing technology is also used for international research, and non-academic purposes, such as committee meetings, staff development, employment interviews and working groups.

Types of conferencing

Room/studio-based

Room or studio-based video conferencing systems are available at all four campuses. A studio based conferencing system is a fixed, dedicated system which is fully integrated into the teaching and learning environment. Facilities include audience camera, plasma screens, dedicated microphones, speakers, presenter’s desk, presenter’s camera, visualiser and networked PCs for sharing files and collaborating between sites.                

Mobile

Mobile videoconference systems consist of a 40 inch plasma monitor, camera, speakers and microphone mounted on a purpose built trolley. They are suitable for venues accommodating up to 20 participants. A laptop cable connection is provided for the transmission of presentations within the conference.                              

Desktop

Desktop systems are computer based videoconferencing packages which allow users to make videoconferencing connections from their personal computers. A webcam and a microphone are all that are required to connect to a colleague, researcher or a distance learning student. ISD has adopted  Radvision’s secure ‘Click-to-Meet’ system for this purpose as it can be linked into our core video conferencing environment. Over 200 users make regular use of this service. 

Please visit our ‘booking a conference’ page for information on how to book a video conference session

Related links

Booking a conference Book a videoconference suite, or a roll-about system, at the University