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3. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Conducting Live Classes UsingCorissLine

4. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM What happens in a traditional classroom?

5. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM What is Pedagogy?

6. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM What would happen if we did not have to convert your traditional syllabi to use in your online tool?

7. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM What would happen if you did not have to convert your existing learning materials to be used in your online tool?

8. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM If teachers learn to teach in a certain way and students learn to learn in a certain way, why should we ask everyone to change?

9. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM FormFollowsFunction

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12. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio and chat alone does not complete a live classroom

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14. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM  Classroom Management System  Total Student To Student And Professor to Student Interaction  No Difference Between Traditional And Online Instruction  Asynchronous and Live Classrooms in One Interface without changing pages  Learning and content restricted only by your imagination and preparation  Client-Server Technology CorissLine, a Classroom Metaphor

15. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Current In-Class Syllabi and Materials Teaching Strategies/ Skills Teaching Strategies/ Skills Send To CorissLine Send To CorissLine Classroom Management/ Skills Classroom Management/ Skills Online Classroom Partioned Into Individual Meetings Online Classroom Partioned Into Individual Meetings

16. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Live Classes Tips and Techniques

17. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM One criticism of live classes is that it is time zone dependent.

18. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM It may not be right for every class but it sure increases teaching and learning

19. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Synchronous Modalities  Chat  Audio  Video  Chat with audio  Chat with audio and video

20. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Chat What is the difference between managing a live online session and managing a traditional class session? What is the difference between managing a live online session and managing a traditional class session? YOU

21. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM  If you think you should do all the lecture chatting then you will eventually need to see a doctor for your hands and then a another doctor for your head.

22. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Chat Anarchy  Reduce chat anarchy Instructor owns the chat floor Instructor owns the chat floor Reduce dead chat air Reduce dead chat air Don’t let the chat get boring Don’t let the chat get boring Set the rules for discussion Set the rules for discussion Integrate other resources Integrate other resources

23. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Async Chat  Chat Rules Only one person chats at a time Only one person chats at a time Students chat when responding or need to ask a question Students chat when responding or need to ask a question End chat with two “//” to give chat floor back End chat with two “//” to give chat floor back Type a few words then send chat then type a few more words….. Type a few words then send chat then type a few more words…..

24. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Chat

25. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Async Chat  Chat Rules Always start a chat with someone’s name Always start a chat with someone’s name Use soft words and not hard words Use soft words and not hard words Have frequent breaks Have frequent breaks Emotocons are helpful Emotocons are helpful Forget spelling errors Forget spelling errors

26. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Async Chat  A Breather Chat a question then call upon a student for a response Chat a question then call upon a student for a response Call upon another student for their response Call upon another student for their response Call upon a third student and chat “Bill, what do you think about what Mary said?” Call upon a third student and chat “Bill, what do you think about what Mary said?”

27. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Async Chat  Use Other Resources Ask students to spawn another instance of their browser and size the two browsers to fit side by side Ask students to spawn another instance of their browser and size the two browsers to fit side by side Use the second instance of the browser to use other web resources Use the second instance of the browser to use other web resources Save your chat, edit it to add value and give it back to students as a record Save your chat, edit it to add value and give it back to students as a record

28. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Asynch Chat

29. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Breakout Groups

30. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Live Online Classes With Audio

31. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio What is the difference between managing a live online session and managing a traditional class session? What is the difference between managing a live online session and managing a traditional class session? YOU

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34. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio Myths  Bandwidth hog  Frequently cutting out  Poor audio quality  Only instructor can speak  Use the proper codec  Not set up properly  Use the proper codec  Not properly integrated

35. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio Issues  Delay between talking and hearing  Needs to be properly integrated into the application  Choosing the proper audio software is essential  Requires an experienced integrator

36. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio Issues  Not everyone has a quality Internet connection -- make sure that everyone has at least a 28.8 connection  Sometimes a student’s Internet connection drops in bandwidth during a class

37. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Essential Audio Features  Play control  Mute control  Reestablish connection  Protocol control

38. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio Issues  Make sure that your microphone has a mute feature  Be careful about what you are doing because students can hear

39. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Put the dog away as some students may have cats! Put the dog away as some students may have cats! Put the family away if you are going through the teen years

40. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Instructor Live

41. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio Lecture Tips  It takes about 20 seconds from the time you ask a question and receive a chat answer Audio delay time plus student thinking and typing time Audio delay time plus student thinking and typing time  Hang a picture on the wall and talk to it.  Always tell students what you are doing like pausing, etc.

42. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio Lecture Tips  Not all audio cards have the same quality for receiving audio, talk slowly and enunciate  At the beginning of each class ask for an audio check for loudness  Students should not chat during the lecture – Ask them to use the scan feature

43. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio Lecture Tips  Pass the microphone to students to speak to give yourself a break  Let students present their projects with audio to make the class more realistic.  Always call upon students to respond – good pedagogy for learning

44. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Audio and chat is not enough to conduct a realistic class. Essential Features

45. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Live Class Environmental Scan

46. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Live Class Instructor Control Panel

47. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Pass The Microphone

48. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Live Class Private Message

49. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Pass the Electronic Overhead

50. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Class Conference

51. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Yes or No Questions

52. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Multiple Choice Questions

53. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Short Answer Questions

54. www.coriss.net CorissLine TM Thank You For Your Time Questions?