Web Conferencing at GSE Harvard IT Summit June 23, 2011
Our Community 13 master’s programs 2 doctoral programs 100 faculty 900 students 200 courses 3,000 professional education participants 27,000 alumni
Our Services We help faculty: Increase active student processing in the classroom Bring the world into the classroom Communicate with students outside the classroom Maximize class teaching time We help students: Learn necessary background content Revisit course content to reinforce learning Collaborate virtually on projects Demonstrate understanding of course content
Our Services (IT Speak) Pedagogical consultation Course platform Web conferencing Streaming video Digital content development Clickers / SMART board Multimedia assignments / lab Associated technical training Research / pilot emerging techs Remains the same
The ChallengeDistanceTimeBudget
The SolutionWebConferencing
Cost-effective Flexible Feature-rich Technologically stable Familiar to our community Consultation and tech support available Managed locally Meets our community’s needs Why?
Which tool?
Our Process Kick-off / planningInstructional design phaseTechnical developmentTraining / dry runs / testingLaunch revise assess reflect
Team Effort = Success
Uses at GSE Virtual guest speakers Virtual office hours Virtual class sessions Virtual student group work Virtual internships Online workshops / trainings Virtual “orals” Virtual tenure review Virtual meetings Virtual open houses / yield events
Planning Timeline SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Timeline: Kick-off Meeting SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Timeline: Training SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Timeline: Storyboard Review SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Timeline: Storyboard Review
Timeline: Dry Run and Testing SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Timeline: Final Check-in SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Timeline: Set-up and Live Session! SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Technical Details Completely web-based – no real software Java plug-in required Cross-platform and browser neutral Optimized for low bandwidth (as low as 56k) Hosted solution – server backed Compliant with ADA accessibility and other standards Need speakers and microphone (headset is ideal) Recordable
Features Voiceover IP (VoIP) Ability to walk through slides and visit web sites together App sharing, desktop sharing, ability to pass app access A “virtual whiteboard” and annotation tools Polling for both just in time and pre-planned polls Emoticons to “virtually” raise hands, clap, express mood Online chat to communicate via text messages Virtual breakout rooms for smaller group work Web cam (quality similar to Skype)
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