Services

BEMC Video Conference Network Operations Center (VNOC) operates and maintains a state-wide video conference network providing reliable multi-point video conference services to customers throughout the State of Ohio. Our services include:

• conference bridging
• gateway and gatekeeper services
• web-based conference reservation management
• real-time monitoring
• conference recording
• help desk support

The center has been in place since 2006. Since that time, our services have been used extensively for distance education, electronic field trips, meetings, conferences, interviews, depositions and statewide training. The service is available to Ohio's K-12 school districts, colleges and universities, educational service providers, public television stations and the state agencies, departments, boards and commissions.

The brochure, Connecting Ohio's Students to the World, [PDF] is publicly available for printing and distribution.

Connecting Ohio's Students to the World

Since funding Telecommunity and Interactive Video Distance Learning (IVDL) projects in the late 1990's, the State of Ohio has continued to support efforts to expand opportunities to students. Connecting Ohio's Students to the World through the OARnet Connection is brought to you by the Broadcast Educational Media Commission and OARnet:

Together with this introductory video, OARnet has created a Case Study on their website with more information:  https://www.oar.net/case-studies/bemc_oarnet_enable_distance_learning_opportunities

For more information about collaboration opportunities and connecting with providers, please see "Where To Find Programming".

To see more videos created by the Ohio Public Television stations, please follow the link to BEMC's YouTube page.