think modular integrated BigBlueButton into TÜV AUSTRIA Academy's existing Moodle platform – just in time for the first COVID lockdown. Since then, the system has been running stably in hybrid use with professional AV technology. A special customization allows the use of rooms with video conferencing, chat and whiteboard over several days.
Cooperation with TÜV AUSTRIA AKADEMIE GMBH
Project timeline Start in 2020 – ongoing
Project page tuv-akademie.at
Our scope of work
Hosting and technical integration
Setup of long-duration seminars with video conferencing, chat, and whiteboard features
The challenge in the first lockdown: to seamlessly continue the extensive range of training courses online.
With the first COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020, TÜV AUSTRIA Academy was also faced with the challenge of offering its extensive range of seminars digitally as quickly as possible. Within a very short time, a powerful, scalable learning platform based on Moodle and BigBlueButton (BBB) was implemented together with think modular - digital solutions - with the aim of seamlessly continuing training courses even when physical presence was not possible.
Despite the high time pressure, the introduction was successful. Since then - more than five years ago - the platform has been continuously operated and developed further: with regular updates, functional enhancements and adaptations to new requirements. TÜV AUSTRIA Academy was impressed by the solution right from the start - both from a technical perspective and in daily use by trainers and participants.
Hybrid seminars with professional AV integration using BigBlueButton (BBB)
A distinctive feature of the platform is its regular use for hybrid events, where participants attend both in-person and online simultaneously. To ensure smooth operations, BigBlueButton has been seamlessly integrated into the academy's AV infrastructure.
This provides online participants with a professional, uninterrupted learning experience that closely mirrors in-person training. Trainers can share content, facilitate interaction, and evaluate results synchronously for both groups — with Moodle providing the foundation for course materials, communication, assignments, and attendance management. Additionally, BBB is used as a standalone meeting platform.
Targeted system adjustments enable stable continuous operation, even over several days.
Another unique selling point of TÜV AUSTRIA Academy is the implementation of long-term seminars in which online meetings are not restarted daily, but remain open for several days for the use of video conferencing, whiteboard and chat. Typically, a meeting starts on Monday morning and is available until Friday lunchtime – without interruption. BigBlueButton has been technically adapted for this use case so that sessions can be operated stably over several days - including participant management, chat histories and consistent AV quality.
The solution thus demonstrates high stability in real-life operation, even under special conditions, and is regularly maintained, monitored and further developed by think modular in line with requirements. The combination of technical infrastructure, didactic flexibility and reliable support makes the platform a central component of modern training at TÜV AUSTRIA Academy.