1. Video conferencing within a frame of innovative learning infrastructures Libor Štěpánek, Alena Hradilová, Hana Katrňáková, John Morgan, Janice de Haaff, Jo Eastlake Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic & University of Wales Aberystwyth

2. Outline Course typology  Traditional lectures/seminars  Experimental sessions  Transversal sessions INVITE materials  Organisation skills  Technical skills  Social/Cultural Skills  Language Skills

3. Course typology “Traditional“ interactive VC lectures/seminars Experimental sessions (e.g. design-centred, asymetric) Transversal VC sessions

4. “Traditional“ VCs Teacher-Students (Students-Students) Lectures/Seminars/Presentations +Discussions

5. Experimental sessions Students-Students Team work/Project work Combination of synchronic and asynchronic (blog/email/web pages) student communication http://mu-uwa-secondterm.blogspot.com/ http://www.diychartshow.com/InviteForum/viewtopic.php?t=12  FREQUENCY: > 2 per term < every week  ACTIVITIES: structured, sequenced interactive tasks

6.  students:

7.  Students-Students Design-Centred

8. Transversal VC sessions Professionals –Students Project work / Team work  INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS  SPECIFIC TOPICS

9. Českomoravský Cement-MU+UWA professionals - students

10. INVITE module course book VIDEO CONFERENCING (I) LANGUAGE SKILLS (III) SOCIAL/CULTURAL SKILLS (IV) TECHNICAL SKILLS (II) ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

11. SKILL LEVELS Level 1  Input of theoretical rules/principles  Basic practice Level 2  Discussing typical or/and difficult situations, style and content  Practice based on theoretical pressumptions Level 3  Experience based practice  Critical analysis of negotiated practice

12. LANGUAGE SKILLS Presentations-formality (L1) Watch three examples of presentation introductions and order them according to the level of their formality:

13. LANGUAGE SKILLS Presentations-BL (L1)

14. LANGUAGE SKILLS Level 2

15. ORGANISATION SKILLS Students´ Design (L3)

16. TECHNICAL SKILLS Level 1

17. TECHNICAL SKILLS Level 3

18. SOCIO/CULTURAL SKILLS  SOCIAL SITUATIONS (L2)

19. SOCIO/CULTURAL SKILLS  CULTURAL SITUATIONS (L3)

20. VIDEO CONFERENCING LITERACIES communication theories project research teaching theories ICT skills learning theories

21. Sources: Constable, G. (date not provided). “Guidelines for Successful Video Conferencing” [online]. Available from: http://users.aber.ac.uk/ccc/vc-guidelines.pdf (Accessed 7th June, 2005). Goodfellow, R. et al. (1996): Face-to-face language learning at a distance? A study of a videoconference try-out. ReCALL, 18,2, str.5-16 McAndrew, P. et al. (1996): Videoconferencing in a language learning application. Interacting with computers, 8,2, str. 207-217. Motteram, G. (2006): Teaching and Learning with desktop Video Conferencing: Towards Effective Practice, DIVERSE Conference, Glasgow, UK Temple, B. (2006) Multi-cultural Teaching Using Video Conference and Shared Workspace, DIVERSE Conference, Glasgow, UK Video Technology Advisory Service (date not provided). “UKERNA Video Conferencing Meetings User Guide: A General Guide for Participants, Facilitators and Chairpersons” [online]. Available from http://www.video.ja.net/usrg/ (Accessed 7th June, 2005). Kress, G. & Van Leeuwen, T. (2001). Multimodal Discourse: The Modes and Media of Contemporary Communication. London: Arnold. Morgan, J. (2005). "Video conferencing as an evolving literacy practice in higher education" [online] http://www.wvn.ac.uk/bd20051117.htmhttp://www.wvn.ac.uk/bd20051117.htm European INVITE project http://invite.lingua.muni.czhttp://invite.lingua.muni.cz MU subject village pages http://lingua.muni.cz/videoconferencing/http://lingua.muni.cz/videoconferencing/ UWA subject village pages http://users.aber.ac.uk/jpm/el21010/el2.htmlhttp://users.aber.ac.uk/jpm/el21010/el2.html MU-UWA course blogs http://mu-uwa-secondterm.blogspot.comhttp://mu-uwa-secondterm.blogspot.com http://thaiczechproject.blogspot.com