Bose Videobar VB1 facilitates hybrid learning at Ritsumeikan University

Japanese university professors Ritsumeikan They now use the all-in-one video conferencing system Bose Videobar VB1 to generate an interactive experience with students.

The Ritsumeikan University It is one of the most important higher education centers in Japan, Composed of sixteen faculties and twenty-one graduate schools, divided into four campuses, to which they go 35.000 students.

With a commitment to offering flexible learning, collaborative and safe for students, on its new campus Ibaraki Osaka technology has been selected Bose Professional, typically found in workspace conference rooms, with video conferencing device Video bar VB1 as protagonist.

How do you explain Kengo Kurashina, from the department of information systems at Ritsumeikan University, “when we installed Bose VB1 in a medium-sized classroom, audio was transmitted clearly to students who participated remotely. The microphone performance is very useful when students are in the classroom with social distancing”.

The Bose Videobar VB1's exclusion zone configuration has effectively reduced ambient noise from the ventilation system, which was now higher due to the continuous refrigeration that must be carried out in the classrooms for a healthy environment and to avoid infections

Bose Videobar VB1, which is used in classrooms with a maximum of thirty students, Mounts on a tripod stand for free movement to any position and height, as needed for each class.

For teachers moving around the classroom, The auto-framing function is a very useful feature that allows everyone to see both the instructor and the whiteboard with the contents

“By having cameras and microphones in all classrooms,” adds Kurashina.- we can easily record discussions and archive them for later reference. In that sense, “It is much more profitable than buying fixed cameras and recording equipment.”.

The flexibility of the device configuration software is also a very attractive feature for this manager.: “the simplicity of the software and the ability to adapt intuitively to each environment, including seeing where the microphones are focused and the ease of establishing exclusion zones, They are very valuable features in this device”.