August 15, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
Many businesses and universities have transitioned to open floorplans for staff. It's efficient, flexible, and saves a considerable amount of money. But, for the employees, having unscheduled disruptions can be distracting, causing loss of work or worse, general fatigue. The...
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July 19, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
The Google Jamboard may not be newest technology to hit the market, officially announced in late 2016, but the 55" 4K touchscreen still delivers a wonderfully playful experience in 2019. To start, the hardware "feels very Google" (well organized cables,...
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July 16, 2019
By: Stephen Toback
I needed to produce a short video about my department's role in building the new Karsh Alumni & Visitor's Center at Duke. One problem, I was 3000 miles away from Durham. Zoom to the rescue. The producer for the project,...
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April 22, 2019
By: Mich Donovan
For one of our online courses, we wanted to include some video testimonials with former students to discuss how the class prepared them for the real world. The only problem was that some of former students we wished to talk...
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January 23, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
We had an opportunity to test the Meeting Owl from OwlLabs this past week and wanted to share our thoughts on this unique conference room technology. The $799 webcam, mic, and speaker all-in-one unit is intended to sit at the center...
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January 17, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
One energy-saving feature of Zoom Room is Zoom Rooms Operation Time. This feature allows the room administrator to schedule business hours for an organization, say 8am to 5pm. During regular hours, the Zoom Room display(s), control interface, and scheduling panel will...
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January 15, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
Due to the joyous snow conditions around Durham, Classroom Conversations 2018 technically took place in… 2019. Classroom Conversations, a Duke Digital Media Community (DDMC) session to recap and explore 2018-2019 classroom technology trends focused on two main topics, active learning...
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November 19, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
Last week, Cisco visited Duke University's Technology Engagement Center (TEC) to offer an update on their WebEx/codec offerings. Greg Schalmo, a Senior Collaboration Architect at Cisco, detailed the transformation WebEx has undergone over the past six months. First, WebEx is...
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November 2, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
Logitech offered a sneak peek at their soon-to-be-released Rally USB-connected video conferencing solution. While Logitech has had somewhat similar offerings in the past (ie. Logitech Group), the Rally is a bit of a game changer as it competes more directly with the...
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October 31, 2018
By: Joseph Johnson
It's fall, pumpkin spice is in the air, the holidays are Christmas decorations are going up, and software giant has just released updates to their entire Creative Cloud suite of applications. Because the updates are so extensive, I've decided to...
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