How does SOPHi@Webinar work?
The full potential of the wide research areas of common interest of SOPHIA consortium partners and the availability of top-class scientists ready to transfer knowledge with the combination of technological capabilities offered by the utilization of SOPHIA 48 PV research infrastructures has been further exploited by SOPHi@webinar, the e-learning platform of FP7-SOPHIA project.
SOPHi@webinar, has been designed and powered by ENEA in collaboration with all SOPHIA project partners. It is based on the Corporate Adobe Connect® platform running on supercomputing Cresco-Centro computazionale di RicErca sui Sistemi COmplessi http://www.cresco.enea.it/ . and with connection by utilization of fiber network connected to GARR, the Italian Academic & Research Network http://www.garr.it/,This confers high level of resilience and reliability and ultra high speed connection also with simultaneous connection of hundreds of “live” participants
NO special Hardware or Software is needed by either the presenters or the audience. Lectures are presented via microphone/web cam and slides are directly showed in high resolution on participants laptop/desktop screen or via beamer in a conference room.
Participants interact vith speaker and other participants via live chat
first step --- > select your SOPHia WEbinar
The categories of lectures offered by Sophiawebinar are indicated in figure. They are rancing from Si Technology, to OPV Organic Photovoltaics, TF Thin Film Technology, CPV Concentrated Photovoltaics, and they includes Material and Cell Characterization and Modelling, Lifetime prediction and reliability, Module and System Performance: data base and procedures, BIPV & Smart Building Integrated Photovoltaics, BOS: architectures,Safety and Conversion.
Sophi@webinar also proposes online short courses organized through several webinars focused on a common theme
Information on upcoming events usually come at your fingertips by way of circular emails or it can be acquired by yourselves through SOPhi@webinar seb site.
- second step --- > register
In order to participate in Sophi@WEBinar events you must first register to upcoming events
- Registration is free and can be done on line by Sophi@WEBinar web site.
- Each Event has a registration link
- third step --- > check your connection and you computer
Event takes place in specific webinar virtual room. The URL and a room pass code are sent by email to all early registered participants
The reliability of e-learning platform is very high but organizers always warmly invite participants and presenters to install all their hardware (microphone, headset, loudspeaker, beamer, webcam, etc) and check their connection to avoid any problems during the speech/presentation. See specific technical section
- Past events: ---> give a look to our data base
Access to the past events is assured by SOPHI@Webinar > past event menu. The well structured web portal offers information on speakers profile, technical/scientific content of each presentation, and when speaker agrees, the recorded presentations becomes available for treaming by Sophi@webinar portal. This audio/video archive represents a relevant opportunity for any interested internal/external viewer who missed the on-line event or partecipated to it but he/she would deepen better some specific parts of webinar.
The storage and streaming of produced output offers a very relevant opportunity to share knowledge and the ability to integrate file sharing video and presentation enhances the educational progress. Several Presentations are also recorded in real time are and are now available on Sophi@webinar portal. This video archive represents a relevant opportunity for European PV RTD community to any interested internal/external viewer who missed the on-line event or would deepen some specific parts of lecture.