Gary Atkins from Digital Fabric with DWR’s Dylan Jones.
TVOne’s Best Educational Solution Award was presented to Digital Fabric who specified over a hundred Dual DVI Scalers to the Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, a remarkable project that pushed the boundaries of educational technology.
Digital Fabric is a consulting company based in Johannesburg that provide customised audio-visual, lighting and control solutions to industries not only in South Africa but across the globe and was appointed as the principal audio-visual consultant for the Extended Learning Spaces Projects at Stellenbosch University. By collaborating with different faculties and departments at the university as well as various equipment suppliers – including DWR Distribution, who provided the tvONE units – Digital Fabric developed a tailored solution that addressed the unique challenges faced by a modern educational institution.
“Our main responsibility was to design and supervise the implementation of cutting-edge hybrid teaching venues that would meet the university’s needs and expectations,” explains Gary Atkins, General Manager at Digital Fabric. “We incorporated the TVOne IT-C2-750 units in our design to enable seamless integration of images from both the primary and secondary projectors into a Microsoft Teams call. Since Microsoft Teams allows only a single content source to be displayed at a time, these units were essential in ensuring that students attending online classes had access to all the visual content available in the physical classroom.”
A great seller for TVOne, the 1T-C2-750 is a dual-PIP HDMI/DVI scaler that is based on tvONE’s exclusive CORIO®2 technology. It has two high quality graphic scalers capable of working at full DVI video rates with extremely low system latency. The two scalers can be used to convert digital HDMI, DVI-D or analogue DVI-A signals to another format, with full CORIO®2 picture-in-picture flexibility.
“It is always such a pleasure working with Gary and the team,” said Dylan Jones from DWR.
Adds Marlene Riley from DWR, “While we only supplied equipment for this particular project, we have a long-standing relationship with Digital Fabric and appreciate how they continually push the envelope to come up with innovative ideas that inspire. Congratulations on this award!”
For Gary and the team at Digital Fabric, the project was rewarding, knowing that their contribution would positively impact a student’s learning experience. “In educational projects, we always prioritise the needs of lecturers and students and carefully consider the pedagogical aspects to ensure that the technology we implement aligns with effective teaching and learning strategies,” Gary explains. “By incorporating advanced technology, we aim to enhance accessibility, collaboration and interaction for both in-person and remote students, ultimately bridging the gap between traditional and more modern ‘post-Covid’ educational environments. This approach allows us to create an engaging and dynamic learning environment that supports various learning styles and fosters better academic outcomes. We hope that our efforts will, in some small way, pave the way for more innovative and adaptive learning spaces in the future.