1 Videoconferencing Implications for Teaching Peter Scott - ILT Advisor, RSC Wales

2 Videoconferencing and Teaching Contents: Why Use Videoconferencing? Preparation Of Materials Practical Implications Further Information

3 Why Use Videoconferencing?

4 Videoconferencing and Teaching Why use videoconferencing? Enhance learning experience – Language teaching – Input from an expert Multi-site colleges Distance learning / Inclusivity – Teaching tool – Support tool – Training in the workplace – Standard Conferencing

5 Videoconferencing and Teaching Why use videoconferencing? Make courses viable – Low student numbers – chainsaw maintenance Share lecturer expertise Give students access to techniques you could not otherwise demonstrate Its fun and easy!  Telephones with Pictures

6 Preparation of Materials

7 Selecting and designing Quality rather than quantity Not all images will be suitable such as:  complicated diagrams  detailed notes  certain colours and graphics  finely detailed slides

8 Preparation of Materials Selecting and designing Hand written notes:

9 Preparation of Materials Selecting and designing Font size and style:

10 Preparation of Materials Selecting and designing Use of colour:

11 Preparation of Materials Selecting and designing Graphics:

12 Preparation of Materials Selecting and designing Graphics: An example of what not to do!!

13 Preparation of Materials Support Materials Preparation of support materials  prior to delivery of course  handouts to go to local and remote students – procedures for doing this  continuity of delivery even if visual output goes down  communication procedures – especially with remote audience  student / lecturer  lecturer / facilitator  student / student

14 Practical Implications

15 Practical Implications The Teaching Environment Course delivery is to multiple sites  delivery may assist and benefit remote students but what about local students? Control of different technologies as well as teaching  having to worry about changing visual feeds and learning new applications. Additional session planning  pre-planning of the session, and pre-planning of a contingency plan if technology fails, or session doesn’t go as planned The ability to change the session plan according to needs of the audience  just as might happen in more traditional delivery methods

16 Practical Implications The Teaching Environment Therefore >>>> Practice !!

17 Practical Implications Practice Don’t try to run before you can walk Get comfortable with the room and the technology before attempting delivery of courses Conference with colleagues in other institutions  they will want to practice too!! Get technical support to sit in on at least the 1 st few sessions Informal sessions always work best, so have a sense of humour Use the technology as a tool – enhancement is the key to it’s success!

18 Videoconferencing Further Information (search for videoconferencing)