University of Auckland — New Zealand

Feedback from the end-users were positive. Students found the learning experience was lively and engaging due to the allowed real-time engagement between peers and lecturers. Tutors and professors were able to evaluate their students accurately during class sessions and provide timely advice to steer individual students in the right direction. Additionally, the recorded video clips could be further developed for incorporation in teaching material.

Adina Giurgiu (Laboratory Manager I School of Optometry and Vision Science I Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences I The University of Auckland) said, ”The new AV system designed by SECOM with Wisenet cameras, is used in teaching across all levels of our program allowing recording, review, distribution of images and videos obtained by students during their training, assessments on ocular health examinations using the slit lamp bio microscope.” She highlighted features by mentioning, “The system allows to submit examinations in a secure manner also to broadcast images and videos from one particular examination station to video monitors placed around main areas of the teaching suite for more efficient demonstration of examination techniques and observation of both healthy and abnormal findings to the whole class.”

She also emphasized that “The new teaching AV system is a state-of-the-art teaching tool unique in the world and reflects our aspirations to continually position the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Auckland as a highly ranked first choice in Australasia.”