EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY, ONLINE EDUCATION
YuJa | September 19, 2022
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s Asia School of Business has selected ed-tech leader YuJa Inc. to provide a video and media creation, storage, management and distribution solution campuswide. The Video Platform will help the institution, which was founded by MIT Sloan and Bank Negara Malaysia, meet its mission of developing transformative and principled leaders as a premier school of management in Asia.In addition to a video and content distribution management platform, the institution was seeking a solution that would work with its existing third-party classroom hardware and technology and that would enable automatic content ingestion.
“YuJa pairs well with video content capture and management streaming media processors, which enables institutions to quickly and easily publish recordings for students, automate workflows, schedule recordings and live stream events,We’re excited to work with ASB to help create and deliver their unique ‘Action Learning’ curriculum to supplement experiential and hands-on learning.”
Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc.
The institution migrated from a competitor product to benefit from YuJa’s robust, easy-to-use and all-in-one platform with tools for lecture capture, in-video quizzing, captioning, live streaming, and more.
ABOUT ASIA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
The Asia School of Business (ASB) is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in 2015 by Bank Negara Malaysia in collaboration with MIT Sloan, ASB is committed to developing transformative and principled leaders who will create a positive impact in the emerging world and beyond.
ABOUT YUJA, INC.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY, ONLINE EDUCATION
Dahua Technology | September 26, 2022
Dahua Technology, a world-leading video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, officially released the Dahua DeepHub Pro Series at its online global launch. Equipped with ultra-low-latency writing, one-tap wireless screen sharing, built-in camera & microphone and other advanced AI functions, Dahua DeepHub delivers a flexible, multimedia approach to teaching and conferencing, providing participants with an immersive, interactive and content-rich experience.
“Dahua DeepHub combines Dahua's advantages in core technologies such as video, audio and high-definition video transmission to offer a complete range of smart interactive whiteboards. From entry-level Lite Series to high-end Pro Series, this product meets the growing digitalization and collaboration demands of both business and education customer groups in the modern-day IoT world,”
Josh Wang, Product Manager of Dahua DeepHub.
The online launch highlighted several features of Dahua DeepHub. For instance, it utilizes Zero Air Gap Technology on the screen to reduce parallax for clearer image display. Ink signal latency is also optimized, providing approximately 50 pages or 1,500 strokes of continuous writing. To enhance visual output and operation, Dahua DeepHub utilizes powerful AI functions including Handwriting Recognition that can recognize intelligible handwritten texts and shapes, and Gesture Control to easily operate the device anywhere in the room. It can even automatically detect and focus on the current speaker for better interaction. Also, on-screen materials can be displayed onto other devices in the room and be edited in real-time through the Two-way Sharing function. Dahua DeepHub also supports SIMS device management system, allowing IT personnel to fully grasp the operating status of the device. It has flagship smartphone-level chip equipped with 8 execution engine GPU to ensure image rendering capability, and an NPU that offers five tops computing power – another unprecedented feature in the industry. Furthermore, it operates using a single Type C cable that can replace HDMI, audio and touchscreen cables, and can supply power to external devices. It supports fingerprint access control, AirPlay, Chromecast, Miracast, and Eshare wireless connections, as well as Android 11 and Windows 10 operating systems that can be flexibly switched. The complete range of Dahua DeepHub Series marks a step forward towards Dahua's goal of empowering cities and enterprises with digital transformation through smart IoT technologies. With more models in the upcoming months, Dahua will continue to deliver better digital experience to global customers.
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CORPORATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BibliU | September 20, 2022
BibliU, the EdTech innovator democratizing content accessibility, today announced that Victor Valley College, located in Victorville, Calif., is implementing its Universal Learning solution to ensure students have access to course content on day one of class.Universal Learning is a procurement and provisioning model that packages content with enrollment in a class and distributes it via an institution's Learning Management System (LMS). Offered campus-wide, Universal Learning will enable Victor Valley to lower textbook costs by 30% to 50% while guaranteeing all students have access to the content and courseware they need as soon as classes begin. The College leadership's intent is to ensure course materials are ready on the first day of class while providing a better and more satisfying experience for faculty and students during content acquisition. In addition, Victor Valley College wants to secure content cost savings for its students. With today’s announcement, BibliU furthers its charge of improving the process of discovering, ordering and supplying students with digital textbook content. Because it offers a more agile response to content delivery, the BibliU platform will also enable Victor Valley to consider a more flexible school schedule for the benefit of students.
“Victor Valley College is the first school in California to implement BibliU’s Universal Learning model to reduce the cost of course materials for students The school is a trailblazer in this business model and is proud to lead the way. We’re sure other colleges and universities will follow suit as soon as they learn of the benefits we are realizing.”
Dr. Daniel Walden, president of Victor Valley College
Added Todd Scott, VP of Instruction at Victor Valley, “Our mission is to provide opportunities for student learning and success, as well as excellent experiences for our faculty. So far, onboarding BibliU’s platform has alleviated some of the frustrations felt by students and faculty around the process of buying and accessing textbooks.”
About BibliU
EdTech innovator BibliU is defining the future of higher education by democratizing content accessibility. Designed to address the unique requirements of students, faculty, libraries and publishers, BibliU is a learning enablement platform that empowers higher education institutions to streamline their textbook and courseware workflows to achieve greater student outcomes, affordability and social mobility. With BibliU, colleges and universities can finally deliver on the promise of digitalization, guaranteeing all students have first-day access to the learning content they need. More information is available at www.bibliu.com.
About Victor Valley College
The Victor Valley Community College District (VVCCD) is one of 73 community college districts within the California Community College system, the largest educational system in the world, which encompasses 116 community colleges. The VVCCD has for 60 years provided its communities and students with quality and affordable career training, certificates, associate’s degrees, and preparation for transfer to four-year colleges or universities through Victor Valley College. For additional information on the VVCCD, please contact Robert A
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