Open Alpha Phase

We are currently working eager on finalize the platform in order to have stable operations for the upcoming semester. Nevertheless, we want to give you the opportunity to get familiar with the provided system, thus we are offering a open alpha phase.

Please understand:

The systems are currently under heavy development, thus still a bit unstable!
We will once in a while reboot systems without prior notice. However, we try to limit this to the absolut necessary.
The primary purpose of this phase is to allow the members of the CS department to get familiar and comfortable with with the tools.
If the rooms are not available or occupied, please feel free to come back later or take another room.

ITS provides a set of tools to enable teachers at the CS department to facilitate remote lecturing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Provided Tools: TL;DR

ITS provides the following three tools:

Jitsi - Ad-hoc Meetings for small Groups
- Provides ad-hoc video conferencing for small groups (2-10 participants)
- Functionality: simple voice/video conferencing, screen sharing, basic chat functionality
- Service available at: meet.fbi.h-da.de
- Create your own room by simply creating your own link: meet.fbi.h-da.de/name_of_your_room or using the UI
BigBlueButton - Static Class Rooms for Lectures, Labs, and Large Committees
- Provides a virtual alternatives for our physical rooms in D14/D15/D19/C20/etc.
- Functionality: moderated voice/video conferencing, breakout room, participants pooling, whiteboard, screen sharing, chat, many more.
- Overview of rooms: rooms.fbi.h-da.de
- Links to rooms are also included in OBS and the OBS calendar
Riot/Matrix - Chat-based Team Communication with Jitsi Integration
- Provides text-based dynamic chat-rooms (similar to Slack)
- Within a room Jitsi-based video conferencing can be started ad-hoc (e.g. for Stand-up meetings)
- Service available at: matrix.fbi.h-da.de
- Install the Riot Client (or run it in the browser), connect to the Matrix server, and create your own rooms

General Recommendations

Here are some generell recommendations for using ~~our~~ any video conferencing service:

Make sure you have a stable broadband internet connection.
- Your home wifi is probably too shaky for real-time traffic; rather use one of these
- ISDN + Video = No No
Use a headset! Your fellow participants will hate you for echos or white noise.
If you are in a bigger meeting (>3 part.), mute yourself when ever you are not speaking.
We recommend using Chrome or Firefox for all our services
If you want to test your headset/webcam, you recommend this Testing Service
Don't be like this ;-)

Please see detailed descriptions of our infrastructure below.

Jitsi - Ad-hoc Meetings for small Groups (2-10 part.)

General Description

Jitsi Meet, a full video conferencing application that includes a web, Android, and iOS clients. We operate Jitsi Meet for University communications of groups between 2-10 people.

The service is available at: meet.fbi.h-da.de

Please notice ad-hoc jitsi meeting can also be created using rooms.fbi.h-da.de, by choosing create ad-hoc meeting.

FAQ

Who can open new meeting?

Everyone with a h_da user id (st* /fbi* /hda*). Once you join a meeting where no participant is present yet you will be asked to authenticate with your h_da credentials.

Who can join a meeting?

Everyone. No authentication required!

How is the host of a meeting

Whoever joint the meeting first.

How can I set my username as non-host?

Clicking the more actions icon and settings. See screenshot below.

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Within the settings UI open your Profile settings.

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How can I change my video quality?

Clicking the more actions icon and Manage Video Quality. See screenshot below.

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Select your video quality.

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Can I protect a meeting with a password?

Yes. If your are the host of a meeting you can set a password as illustrated by clicking the info icon and add password. See screenshot below. Please be aware, as soon as everyone has left the room, the password is lost. alt text

How can I quickly invite participants to my meeting

Create a meeting and clicking the info icon and Copy. See screenshot below. This will copy the following text to your clipboard and you can past it to any email, telegram, whatsapp, etc. alt text

BigBlueButton - Static Class Rooms for Lectures and Labs

General Description

BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing system designed for online learning. BigBlueButton provides real-time sharing of audio, video, slides, chat, and screen. Students are engaged through sharing of emoji icons, polling, and breakout rooms.

The full overview of all available rooms is available at: rooms.fbi.h-da.de

Please be aware, as of now there is no roles model implemented. Work in Progress.

FAQ

How do I use BigBlueButton

See the video tutorials below.

How do I log into BigBlueButton?

Choose a rooms.fbi.h-da.de, open the room, choose login (upper, right corner). Use your h_da user id (st* /fbi* /hda*).

How do I use BigBlueButton without a h_da user id (st /fbi /hda).*

Currently there is no way to use BigBlueButton without authentication.

Where do I find a full list of all available BigBlueButton room?

Find an overview here: rooms.fbi.h-da.de

Where can I test and play with BigBlueButton

Feel free to enter any room that is free, as you would with physical rooms. You may want to start by using the Oval Office D14/01.05.

How do I find out where my lecture will take place?

If your schedule says that your lecture takes place in D14/01.04 your virtual classroom is D14/01.04 available under rooms.fbi.h-da.de/D14/01.04.

Further you will find a link to the room in your OBS schedule - TO BE CONFIRMED.

Can I get my own BigBlueButton room?

No. Due to resource limitations, we specifically only deploy virtual rooms that resemble the physical rooms in the department's buildings.

If I upload presentations to the BigBlueButton room, what happens after the lecture

The room will fully be reset when every time you close the room by choosing End meeting. Alternatively, the room will be reset once the room was empty for more than 2 minutes.