Video Conference Launching

Saturday, March 1, 2008 Faculty of Forestry Gadjah Mada University entered a new era of learning denganpeluncuran video teleconference facility utilization (VICON). Perangkatbermerek Sony IPELA G-50 was cultivated through INHERENT layoffs, which we have won with the Faculty of Agricultural Technology and the Department of Electrical Engineering as a representative of the UGM.
The launch is the Dean of the Faculty of Forestry GMU denganmembuka distance courses given by Prof.. Dr. Sugeng P. Hariyanto, M. Sc (Rector UNILA) in the presence of faculty and students of the Faculty of Forestry Gadjah Mada University and the Department of Forest Management Faculty of Agriculture UNILA. Hundreds of students and some lecturers of Faculty of Forestry Gadjah Mada University is enthusiastic about attending FKT UGM Auditorium, along with dozens of students and faculty who followed UNILA UNILA campus. On this occasion Prof. Dr. Sugeng a lecture entitled Perspectives in Ecology and Economy of Forest Resource Conservation. Responders from the side other than Prof. GMU. Dr. M. Naiem, there is also Prof. Suhardi, Ir Lies Rahayu MP and others. In this occasion was also critical and UNILA UGM students in response to the lecture material emitted from this UNILA campus, they felt the discussion turns remotely.
 
This lecture is also used as the momentum of the launch of the new VICON equipment we have, also used as the inauguration of the program CEA (Credit Distance Learning for Earning Activity) between UGM and UNILA .. This year tested as a model of 5 courses CEA between UGM, UNILA and UNLAM. According to Taufik Tri Hermawan, M. Si, INHERENT Taskforce chairman, CEA program was motivated DG DIKTI as vehicles using the highway is expected to inter / broadband ntranet INHERENT (Indonesian Higher Education Network) which has been hired by the government of TELKOM bandwidth (bandwidth) 1 -155 Mbps which connects more than 32 State Universities in Indonesia. With this much bandwidth, then the data transfer between the PT is involved in a very fast INHERENT. CEA program was initiated UGM labeled WIDYA (Widening Innovation through Distance Learning to enhance Sustainability Achievement and Foresters). WIDYA program is a joint course between the credit Universities recognized each other, with the implementation of the courses are blended / mixed learning, utilizing INHERENT network. Blended learning is a combination lecture-face (Face to Face) in the class as usual, by learning to use e-learning (i-elisa as http://www.i-elisa.ugm.ac.id platform) and a periodic lectures conducted with use of video teleconference. Utilization of video teleconferencing allows each university to share resources, especially in relation to their seed can be given alternately masing.Perkuliahan between UGM and University Partners in accordance with the topic of each seed. Prof. Naim, as dean expects this new era can be utilized to the maximum extent possible by the UGM lecturers even by academics from universities other forestry in Indonesia. Dean pushed INHERENT Taskforce to systematically improve the capacity of lecturer at the Faculty of Forestry Gadjah Mada University in order to join in this new era of learning.