Videoconferencing

What is videoconferencing?

Videoconferencing is the communication between you and a classmate, professor, or guest lecturer who is not able to physically attend the class or meeting for whatever reason.
Videoconferencing can be done in special videoconferencing rooms or by installing a client on a computer.
Videoconferencing requires a camera, microphone, and speakers
Regular voice conferencing can be done with a separate phone

What videoconferencing services are available in the College of Education?

- Logitech Videoconferencing Kit

The Logitech Videoconferencing Kit gives the user a lot more flexibility.
Camera set on a tripod for video
Microphone/speaker module for audio
Provides an excellent videoconferencing experience
allows the user to place the camera almost anywhere in the room while still keeping the microphone/speaker in a central location
Personal Skype accounts required

- Yamaha “Skype” Speakers

Good addition if you are using the video conferencing “Skype” Laptop or if you are using your own computer
Acts as a speaker and microphone
Provides a better quality call than the built in components of a laptop

How to request videoconferencing?

To request videoconferencing, the first step is to submit a help ticket to help@edb.utexas.edu.
In this ticket it is important that you include as much of the following information as possible for the remote participant.
- Name
- Email address
- UT eid (if possible)
- Site name (Organization name)
- Site location (City, State, Country)
- Site’s Technical Support Contact (A member of the participants own IT staff)
- When and Where the call will take place