Ed Tech
Avantis Education partners with ICESCO to pilot VR/AR tech
Global edtech specialist Avantis leads pilot of ClassVR tech with four member states from ICESCO's 54 Muslim member states, to evaluate impact of immersive...
Edtech
People
Avantis Education appoints new vice president of product
Manjinder Kaur, who has decades of experience in teaching and edtech, leads international development of ClassVR, the virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) solution designed...
Case Studies
Vestel empowers digital learning at 500-year-old Bolton school
85 x 75in 4K UHD interactive screens were installed across 60 classrooms at Bolton School, one of the UK's most esteemed educational institutions
People
Avantis Education appoints new vice president of product
Manjinder Kaur set to drive forward ClassVR global development strategy
Immersive tech
RM Technology to supply VR/AR in UK after accreditation by Avantis Education
Accredited status means RM Technology, a supplier of technology and services to the education sector, can now provide virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) solutions...
Thought Leadership
Edtech Q&A: AV’s growing role in educational environments
Ben Taylor, CEO of Cassette Group, on the role of AV and immersive technology in education, and how it can help to modernise and...
Installation magazine
Immersive & sustainable: New edition of Installation now available!
Installation content director Rob Lane outlines what's gracing the pages of the June issue of your favourite AV industry publication
Thought Leadership
Exclusive: Implementing interactive classroom displays
Dr Micah Shippee, director of education technology consulting and solutions at Samsung, on the main considerations when specifying interactive displays in education
Case Studies
Sennheiser and AVer propel University of Greenwich into the future of learning
University partners with AV industry leaders – including Hewshott, Strive AV and GVAV – to transform teaching methods and embrace digital-era educational needs with top...
Immersive tech
Virtual reality: A progress report
A few years ago – prior to the pandemic – VR was one of the hottest topics throughout the pro-AV world. As 2023 draws...
ISE
Explore the latest in ed tech at ISE 2024
With a dedicated Technology Zone and a busy content programme, ISE 2024 is the show for anyone interested in deploying AV technology in educational...
Distribution
Promethean appoints Ingram Micro as UK distribution partner
Ingram is new distributor for ActivPanel range of interactive flat panel displays (IFPDs), and will work alongside incumbent distributor, Midwich, under a dual-distribution model
Thought Leadership
Boosting ALD utilisation
Kasey Kaumans, regional sales manager at Listen Technologies, on how awareness and convenience is boosting assistive listening device utilisation on campuses
Case Studies
Bucks university upgrades to hybrid music studio with Audient
Audient ASP8024-HE desk at studio's heart, supplied by UK-based analogue and digital recording studio equipment supplier, KMR Audio
Thought Leadership
Transforming education futures
Roger Takacs, VP education, Lightware Visual Engineering, on AV’s role in transforming the future of education, with USB devices front and centre
Thought Leadership
Educating the educators
Choosing the correct av kit is essential for effective learning, says Sam Dimond, founder of AV integrator Spotlight Sound
Thought Leadership
Revolutionising education
John Hickey, senior director of R&D and KVM systems at Black Box, on the transformative role KVM has to play in digital classrooms
Installation magazine
Installation November/December edition now available!
Installation editor Rob Lane on the final issue of 2023, which includes an edtech special, a boots-on-the-ground report from The Sphere in Las Vegas,...
Case Studies
Carousel Digital Signage keeps campus messaging “lively & engaging” for Butler University
IT department reports stronger departmental engagement, simplified operations upon transition to Carousel Cloud
Ed Tech
Sony: Students in Europe want HyFlex learning, but majority of universities are unable to roll it out
Sony's State of Learning Report 2023 reveals students and teachers feel positively about and see the benefits of blended learning, but, a host of...
Case Studies
Patna Women’s College’s new auditorium boosted by Allen & Heath’s Avantis mixer
College recently invested in the best-in-class audio, video, and lighting systems, all handled by Punjab-based company SOUNDXPERTS
Case Studies
University of Insubria turns to Kramer AV to bridge the hybrid gap and deliver integrated teaching experiences
Range of solutions have been selected and installed inside over 40 teaching and learning spaces at the University of Insubria – one of Italy’s...
Robotics
Handy AV targets EdTech market with exclusive Shape Robotics partnership
Solution for exclusive distribution deal with Shape Robotics in association with Samsung will be showcased at BETT this week
ISE
Atlona to celebrate 20 years in business at ISE 2023
Atlona comes to Barcelona with new product introductions and a sharper vertical focus accentuated by three dedicated technology zones
Ed Tech
BETT show postponed until March
Education technology exhibition has postponed its live event due to the escalation of omicron cases in the UK. The new show dates are 23-25...
Installation magazine
Editor’s comment: IBC, ISE, Covid and a new edition of Installation
Installation editor Rob Lane discusses Covid's impact on events, plus the latest mag
Case Studies
The comms network behind University of Pittsburgh’s athletics broadcast production
Riedel Communications has revealed details of how its intercom underpinned a flexible decentralised broadcast production model for Pitt Athletics
Immersive tech
The value of XR for educating the workforce
Sam Fields, AI and XR specialist, and Yanna Zhu, emerging technologies specialist at PwC UK, provide exclusive analysis for Installation on how the extended...
Ed Tech
Futuresource Ed Tech Collaborative builds speaker roster
Impressive roster of confirmed speakers include experts from Google, the Department of Education, Intel, Dell, Cisco, and the British Esports Association
Displays & Signage
Boxlight acquires Sahara Presentation Solutions
Sahara Presentation Solutions, including Sahara AV Solutions, Clevertouch, and Sedao, have been acquired by Boxlight
AV Tech End User
Case study: How AV is at the heart of large scale expansion for London school
Today, we begin to publish a series of case studies from across the industry that showcase AV's pivotal role in a variety of vertical...
AV-IT
University of Southern California deploys Dante for hybrid learning
The educational institution has redesigned AV systems in nearly 250 learning environments to facilitate changes wrought by the pandemic
AV Tech End User
The future of EdTech post-Covid
Now is the time for the AV industry to work with educators to rethink how we teach future generations, writes James Jepson, ViewSonic
Displays & Signage
Philips PDS: ’The opportunities to enhance education have never been greater’
The latest interactive displays are helping to increase involvement in the classroom, writes Harold Niericker, head of product management for signage, Philips PDS
AV Tech End User
Distance learning: Harnessing the power of EdTech
The AV industry can and should do more to support teachers and parents during the lockdown says Izabela Gral, marketing manager UK & Ireland...
AV Tech End User
Championing cybersecurity in education settings
In the interest of safeguarding students and protecting data, cybersecurity is naturally high on the agenda of education establishments – even more so in...
Ed Tech
Tech an essential part of education, finds report
The 2019-20 State of Technology in Education report from Promethean has revealed a significant increase in respondents who believe technology is integral to everyday...
Collaboration
Education: New levels of capability
“The capability for BYOD connection is pretty much a standard now in the spaces we design and install for higher education”
Collaboration
Collaboration tech – universities present large and growing opportunity
Higher education institutions are investing in a wide range of learning space technologies, according to a comprehensive new study by Futuresource Consulting. The research,...
Ed Tech
Could a virtual classroom soon be more beneficial to students than a physical one?
Eton X, a subsidiary of Eton College that provides soft skills courses for teenagers says giant leaps in VR tech are "humanising" technology