From installation to interface, the preferred option.
The consensus opinion about TWU’s decision to choose VALT has been overwhelmingly positive, especially among those who work most closely with it.
Since VALT used the facility’s existing infrastructure, the installation was seamless without any need for extra wires or additional cameras. The all-digital solution is also housed on a single server so it’s easy to access securely from a single entry point or multiple entry points throughout campus. Regarding the interface itself, Jared Vernon, technology manager at TWU, commented: “It’s ease of use lowers overall operating costs because a non-tech support person can work schedules and do other administrative work without tech assistance.”
Zooming in on other VALT features.
From the simplicity of logging in to the ease with which administrators can pull recorded sessions, VALT navigation has proven very user-friendly.
To watch past sessions, the administrator simply enters appropriate dates and a patient’s name to see an entire session or just the part that needs to be reviewed with the student.
When doing speech pathology work, it’s also important at times to see what patients are writing as well as what they’re saying. With the zoom function on the VALT solution, TWU trainers have found it easy to do this remotely as well.
From speech pathology to nursing.
At Texas Woman’s University, the VALT system is currently used exclusively for speech pathology training. However, after noting the seamless installation, easy implementation and low operating costs, the university plans to expand the use of VALT to their nursing facility as well. The installation will begin with initial testing in a mock simulation exam area to determine optimal placement of the two cameras. With that proof of concept, the project will roll out to the larger system.
According to Jared Vernon, “VALT is working so effectively and lowering overall operating costs so well in The Stroke Center, it made sense to expand its use to the nursing facility. I have no reservations about recommending VALT to anyone.”