(2020-04-16)
For our training courses and even for lectures in smaller groups below 40 participants I would like to use a video conference system. A comprehensive list is provided on Wikipedia
Together with my students I would like to test and evaluate a few platforms under real conditions.
My current preferences (2020-04-16) ordered by my personal priority:
| VC System | Remarks | Tested with small groups (approx. 3-7) | Tested with large groups (approx. 20 - 40) | First Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jitsi Meet | Open source, we run it on our own server. I (rb) want to go for this solution to gain max control of performance. | yes | no | Works well. |
| 2 | Youtube Streaming | Not a VC system, just one video stream from presenter to audience. Interaction via textual Youtube chat, only. | no | no | |
| 3 | Cisco WebEx | Officially supported by HSRW | yes | no | Works well. |
| 4 | MS Skype | yes | no | Works well. | |
| 5 | MS Teams | no | no | ||
| 6 | Zoom | Currently not an option because of its sloppy privacy | no | no |