Effective Videoconference Teaching Presented by: Carol Daunt Skyring [email_address] Hosted by: Polycom

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Who is Carol? From Australia Once an infants teacher Teaching by VC since 1993 M Ed: Nature of interaction in educational videoconferencing

Elect a Leader Organize questions/comments/activities Line up mics & cameras Report on answers Mic off unless speaking Say your name & site to identify

Organize questions/comments/activities

Line up mics & cameras

Report on answers

Mic off unless speaking

Say your name & site to identify

Introductions Your site Number of attendees Experience

Your site

Number of attendees

Experience

Excite Challenge New Ideas

Teacher = Lecturer, Instructor, Professor, Trainer etc… Participation! Videoconferencing is just ___ tool in your toolbox F2F teaching must be _______ for VC Good VC teaching requires _______ Videoconferencing must be ________ Emphasis on the ________ not the button pushing Workshop Principles one modified planning interactive pedagogy

Teacher = Lecturer, Instructor, Professor, Trainer etc…

Participation!

Videoconferencing is just ___ tool in your toolbox

F2F teaching must be _______ for VC

Good VC teaching requires _______

Videoconferencing must be ________

Emphasis on the ________ not the button pushing

Watch out for: Not just my content Good & bad techniques Ideas from others Slide colors & layout

Not just my content

Good & bad techniques

Ideas from others

Slide colors & layout

Topics Creating an engaging environment Key instructional techniques & strategies Designing interaction Teaching with variety Livening up lectures Thinking Visually Good VC teaching Interaction/ Engagement Planning

Creating an engaging environment

Key instructional techniques & strategies

Designing interaction

Teaching with variety

Livening up lectures

Thinking Visually

Good VC teaching

Interaction/ Engagement

Planning

Activity List 3 things you'd like to know about teaching via videoconference You have 3 minutes

List 3 things you'd like to know about teaching via videoconference

Thinking Visually

How We Understand See 55% Voice 38% Words 7%

Good Visuals Minimum 24 point bold: This is 12 point regular This is 12 point bold This is 16 point regular This is 16 point bold This is 20 point regular This is 20 point bold Use sans serif font

Minimum 24 point bold:

This is 12 point regular

This is 12 point bold

This is 16 point regular

This is 16 point bold

This is 20 point regular

This is 20 point bold

Use sans serif font

Ideas can be presented using symbols, graphics, pictures, diagrams, maps

Ideas can be presented using symbols, graphics, pictures, diagrams, maps

Ideas can be presented using: symbols graphics pictures diagrams maps

symbols

graphics

pictures

diagrams

maps

Word Picture Ideas symbols graphics pictures diagrams maps

Activity Draw a word picture for this concept: Videoconferencing is a combination of sound, motion & interaction. You have 5 minutes

Draw a word picture for this concept:

Videoconferencing is a combination of sound, motion & interaction.

Sound Vision Interaction Videoconferencing + +

Sound Vision Interaction Video conferencing

Document Camera: Pictures Use as a whiteboard Interactive diagrams Objects

Pictures

Use as a whiteboard

Interactive diagrams

Objects

Line up a camera shot How Do You Look & Move?

Good Camera Shots Center of screen Eyes one third from top of screen Leave some room around Don’t wear busy patterns

Center of screen

Eyes one third from top of screen

Leave some room around

Don’t wear busy patterns

How Do You Sound? Enthusiastic & energetic teachers will keep the attention of learners

Enthusiastic & energetic teachers will keep the attention of learners

Questions/Comments

Is teaching via videoconference different to teaching face-to-face? Discuss - you have 3 minutes

Activity List attributes of a good teacher OR List attributes of a good VC teacher You have 3 minutes Compare your list with others in the same group - make a master list You have 5 minutes

List attributes of a good teacher

OR

List attributes of a good VC teacher

Compare your list with others in the same group - make a master list

Leaders please Facilitate an on-site discussion to compare the two lists and come to a conclusion about VC teaching as compared to F2F teaching. You have 5 minutes

Facilitate an on-site discussion to compare the two lists and come to a conclusion about VC teaching as compared to F2F teaching.

Interaction/Engagement

What's the difference between a videoconference & a video?

Activity List interactive techniques you use in your teaching You have 3 minutes

List interactive techniques you use in your teaching

Michael G. Moore 1993 in: Distance Education: New Perspectives Categorize your interactive techniques 3 types of interaction learner/learning materials learner/learner teacher/learner

Activity Discuss your interactive techniques: Could you use them in VC? Are there any that you couldn't use in VC? You have 5 minutes

Discuss your interactive techniques:

Could you use them in VC?

Are there any that you couldn't use in VC?

Questions/Comments

Planning

General Planning Class size Pre-videoconference activities Post-videoconference activities

Class size

Pre-videoconference activities

Post-videoconference activities

Administrative Matters Enrolment/registration Support staff On-site requirements Scheduling VC times Planning time

Enrolment/registration

Support staff

On-site requirements

Scheduling VC times

Planning time

VC Session Planning

Questions/Comments

Techniques we've used Writing responses Discussing on-site Q &A Various visuals

Writing responses

Discussing on-site

Q &A

Various visuals

More Resources & Discussion Blog: http://videoconference.edublogs.org Resources: www.polycom.com/education Online forum: http: //tinyurl .com/46gtre Survey: http://tinyurl.com/55os4u CAP: http://projects.twice.cc/ Email me: [email_address]

Blog: http://videoconference.edublogs.org

Resources: www.polycom.com/education

Online forum: http: //tinyurl .com/46gtre

Survey: http://tinyurl.com/55os4u

CAP: http://projects.twice.cc/

Email me: [email_address]