In October 2017, Michigan IT News reported on videoconferencing that enables clinical education in Ethiopia as part a project led by Center for International Reproductive Health Training at the University of Michigan (UM-CIRHT). The year after, UM-CIRHT launched a two-year project with the University of Rwanda. The partnership strengthens family planning training and builds student and faculty capacity… Read More »
Two new versions of the BlueJeans desktop app were recently released on MiWorkspace-supported devices, bringing the current version up to 2.10. Here’s a summary of changes.
BlueJeans’ updated desktop app is designed for speed and simplicity. A visual refresh brings an interface that is modern and intuitive.
Philomena Meechan, LSA Language Resource Center, and Todd Austin, LSA Instructional Support Services, recently presented with Professor Alexander Knysh, U-M Near Eastern Studies, and faculty from St. Petersburg State University, Russia at the SUNY COIL conference in New York and at the UNICollaboration Conference in Kraków, Poland. Their presentation showcased how two Near Eastern Studies courses used a combination of… Read More »
New data about U-M’s use of BlueJeans cloud-based conferencing service illustrates impressive growth year-over-year.
BlueJeans meetings can now accommodate up to 150 connected devices. ITS also negotiated continued access to BlueJeans Events (formerly Primetime) at no extra cost.
Ethiopia. It’s a country with limited bandwidth and just a single internet service provider—the government. But don’t count it out for videoconferencing.
Since BlueJeans was introduced to the U-M community in 2014, campus has found creative ways to use the service to connect users anywhere, anytime, and from almost any device.
The August 2017 update to the BlueJeans videoconferencing app makes scheduling easier in popular calendars and adds interactive polls in the BlueJeans Primetime add-on.
Starting in July 2017, the U-M community should set up conference calls themselves using BlueJeans. Operator assistance will be discontinued.
Does your unit need to share screen content and collaborate remotely? If so, it’s never been easier for faculty and staff to set up a videoconference using BlueJeans.
Does your unit need to share screen content and collaborate remotely? If so, it’s never been easier for faculty and staff to set up a videoconference using BlueJeans.
With a new update to the BlueJeans videoconferencing app, you can now request and grant Remote Desktop Control. Other new features and enhancements have also been introduced in the April 2017 release.
ITS announced continued service and additional products for BlueJeans, including access to Primetime through May 2018 and BlueJeans onSocial (Facebook Live integration).
BlueJeans Network has agreed to extend U-M’s license for BlueJeans Primetime through January 31, 2017, as part of an ongoing trial period. ITS is interested in your feedback and experience with BlueJeans Primetime. If you’d like access, please email bluejeansprimetime@umich.edu. BlueJeans Primetime is an add-on service designed for large-scale, interactive events. Event hosts can access moderator controls to… Read More »
ITS Infrastructure offers training sessions at your unit’s preferred location to teach faculty and staff how to begin using BlueJeans conferencing service: Understand BlueJeans and how it works Schedule, join, and record BlueJeans meetings Learn about BlueJeans’ moderator controls Participants are encouraged to bring laptops, smartphones, or tablets. Visit the ITS BlueJeans page to learn more, create… Read More »
ITS Infrastructure offers training sessions at your unit’s preferred location to teach faculty and staff how to begin using BlueJeans conferencing service: Understand BlueJeans and how it works Schedule, join, and record BlueJeans meetings Learn about BlueJeans’ moderator controls Participants are encouraged to bring laptops, smartphones, or tablets. Visit the ITS BlueJeans page to learn more, create a… Read More »
BlueJeans Network now officially writes their service and company name without a word space: “BlueJeans.” To align with the vendor’s preferred branding, ITS recently updated all references to BlueJeans online and in print. Likewise, please update your unit’s materials for consistency across campus. This change does not affect the BlueJeans wordmark. To learn more about BlueJeans at U-M,… Read More »