EDUCATION A NEW VISION FOR LEARNING AT WEST CHESHIRE COLLEGE
West Cheshire College’s vocational facilities have undergone a £65 million transformation
Having invested £65 million in improving its facilities,
2012. This landmark building, with its iconic shape and 88ft
West
increasing
high rotunda, provides world-class learning in the areas of
vocational opportunities for its community of students is all-
hospitality and catering, hairdressing and beauty therapy,
encompassing. The development of two brand new, high
health and social care, childcare, sport and public services
quality campuses in Ellesmere Port and Chester aims to
and the creative arts. The campus even houses its own
bring world-class vocational facilities and training to the
replica aircraft cabin for travel and tourism students,
region, making students work-ready and employable.
complete with 54 airline seats, microwaves and refreshment
Alongside the impressive vocational provision, technology
trolleys. In order for West Cheshire College’s students to
has an important role to play within these state-of-the-art
get the most out of these innovative and creative
environments. Yes, West Cheshire College’s students are
environments, a flexible and scalable video distribution
learning not just on a practical level, but also on a digital
system was a key consideration. Enter leading systems
level, thanks to an innovative application of AMX’s Vision²
integrator CCOMM and an innovative application of
technology which has seen the video-distribution system
Vision² technology which has taken the teaching of practical
become an integral part of the vocational experience and a
and practice-based learning to another dimension, in
valuable tool for learning.
what is the biggest single deployment of Vision² in the
Cheshire
College’s
commitment
to
United Kingdom. Opened in March 2011, the new 6,000 sq metre Technologies Campus at the college’s Chester site provides excellent
The integration of this sophisticated, fully-integrated video
facilities for a range of vocational areas, including
capture, management and broadcast system has given
engineering,
and
West Cheshire College the ability to meet virtually any video
decorating,
manufacturing,
and
management and distribution need that its students may have, both now and in the future. Amongst its impressive
Court’ - a workspace for large-scale construction projects
capabilities, this innovative system allows administrators to
which replicates a real working environment and promises
record and store didactic demonstrations on a central server
to revolutionise the way students learn. Elsewhere, in
for future viewing, and to capture live lectures and distribute
Ellesmere Port, the new 19,500 sq metre Creative and
them to additional classrooms, between the Ellesmere Port
Service Industries Campus was completed in the spring of
and Chester campuses, or even directly to students PCs.
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painting
pharmaceutical. This impressive facility houses a ‘Project
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The system has been particularly invaluable in relation to the teaching of subjects such as construction and hairdressing, where demonstrations may be impossible to reverse or difficult to repeat without incurring extra teaching time, materials and considerable resource. Through the Vision² system, West Cheshire College’s student population can easily visit and revisit these demonstrations for reinforcement, review or revision. Maximising learning, resource
and
teaching
efficiency,
innovative
Vision²
technology also allows recorded demonstrations to be edited down in post-production, so that time-consuming processes can be condensed and students can study
The Vision² system has become an integral part of the vocational experience and a valuable tool for learning.
methodology from beginning to end, without having to wait for products to set or dry, in real time. At the heart of West Cheshire College’s Vision² system is the Vision² Master which is a fully-integrated content management engine that controls all aspects of the solution including; content upload, capture, encoding, archiving, indexing, searching, scheduling, multi-casting and on-demand streaming of video content. In addition, the Vision² Archive provides the college with its own interactive library. This service provides a complete storage, management and distribution solution for its video archives, allowing it to store and manage videos in multiple formats, for future use. Any content added to the archive is immediately visible to students and can be
Inspired Xpress ensures the delivery of vibrant digital signage messaging onto two high-specification video walls.
accessed at any time using Vision² On-Demand. West Cheshire College’s communications set-up is further enhanced with the addition of AMX’s Inspired Xpress digital signage system which ensures the delivery of vibrant messaging onto two high-specification video walls located in the recreational areas at each site. This inspired solution is used to communicate information about college events as well as showcasing students’ work. Providing a cost effective, flexible and expandable IPTV distribution and communications solution, innovative AMX technology is helping West Cheshire College to revolutionise the teaching of practical and practice-based learning; ensuring that its students have all the tools they need to
Students can easily visit and revisit practical demonstrations for reinforcement, review or revision.
build their own future.
Administrators can record and store didactic demonstrations on a central server for future viewing, and capture live lectures and distribute them to additional classrooms, between the Ellesmere Port and Chester campuses, or even directly to students PCs.
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AMX technology is helping West Cheshire College to revolutionise the teaching of vocational learning; ensuring that its students have all the tools they need to build their own future.
OVERVIEW
HIGHLIGHT
Having invested £65 million in improving its facilities, West
The Vision² system has been particularly invaluable in
Cheshire College’s commitment to increasing vocational
relation to the teaching of subjects such as construction
opportunities for its community of students is all-encompassing.
and hairdressing, where demonstrations may be impossible
The development of two brand new, high quality campuses
to reverse or difficult to repeat without incurring extra
in Ellesmere Port and Chester aims to bring world-class
teaching time, materials and considerable resource.
vocational facilities and training to the region, making students
Through the Vision² system, West Cheshire College’s
work-ready and employable. Alongside the impressive
student population can easily visit and revisit these
vocational provision, technology has an important role to
demonstrations for reinforcement, review or revision.
play within these state-of-the-art environments. Yes, West
Maximising learning, resource and teaching efficiency,
Cheshire College’s students are learning not just on a practical
innovative Vision² technology also allows recorded
level, but also on a digital level, thanks to an innovative
demonstrations to be edited down in post-production, so
application of AMX’s Vision² technology which has seen the
that time-consuming processes can be condensed and
video-distribution system become an integral part of the
students can study methodology from beginning to end,
vocational experience and a valuable tool for learning.
without having to wait for products to set or dry, in real time.
LOCATION Ellesmere Port and Chester, UK
This innovative application of Vision² technology has taken the teaching of practical and practice-based learning to another dimension, in what is the biggest single deployment of Vision² in the United Kingdom.
EDUCATION
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