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Page 1: Teaching Via Videoconferencing: Instructional Strategies

Teaching via Videoconferencing: Instructional Strategies

Berks County IU, August 2011

Monday, August 8, 2011

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supporting inter@ctive learningtheory of transactional distance

transactional distance

psychological, geographic & communications space

“... with separation there is a psychological and communications space to be crossed, a space of potential misunderstanding between the inputs of instructor and those of the learner.”

when designing lessons for distance teaching, consider structure of lessons and dialogue.

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supporting inter@ctive learningcreate a constructive learning environment

Establish rules for dialogue & exchange.Dialogue is purposeful, constructive and valued by each party. Each party is respectful and an active listener.

Successful distance educators are facilitators.Research overwhelmingly suggests that distance educators should adopt ‘bottom up’ pedagogy.

123 Integrating CMC and social networking technologies

facilitate collaboration, cooperation & meet the needs of learners who “lurk.”By providing learners with time to reflect and respond to course material in a virtual forum that is meaningful to them, feelings of community are nurtured, self-efficacy is enhanced, and a safe learning environment is created.

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supporting inter@ctive learningcreate a constructive learning environment

Think out loud. Together. About thinking.Using digital media technology, Goldman found that when learners and teachers used technology to “think about their thinking” (p. 164) as a learning community, the culture of the classroom transformed into a more equitable space for “gender, race, cultural, and age differences” (p. 164)

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image: http://www.ezdtech.eu/

Q: What will you do to create a constructive

learning environment in your classes?

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it’s all about the dialog...(ic) instructionsupporting inter@ctive learning

Shared Evaluation PedagogyGetting Real in Virtual Talk about Text

Ask ‘open ended’ questions

Refrain from evaluating

Don’t rely on explicit strategy instruction or other forms of directive guidance

Uptake. Uptake. Uptake.

teacher as facilitator

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it’s not about the ‘right’ answer...supporting inter@ctive learning

the cow is blue.

image credit: the red cow

meaning construction

image credit

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building cross-site dialoguesupporting inter@ctive learning

facilitator interaction facilitative interaction

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lights, camera -- you’re on camerasupporting inter@ctive learning

Good manners are good manners.

Talk to the camera, not the screen.

Put notes next to camera, not in your hand.

Use a strong, clear voice.

The microphone is ALWAYS on.

Avoid pacing or swaying.

Use camera presets.

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creating camera ready lessons

virtual worlds group activities streaming media

presentation + videodigital tools

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Photos from Vcoutonalim, thestar.com and Bridgeport Public Schools

creating camera ready print materials

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creating camera ready power points

• Size 20 font or larger

• Use stark contrasting

backgrounds and fonts

• Avoid text heavy, paragraph

slides

• If you’re showing slides as H.239,

do NOT embed video

• Lots of transitions? Are they

needed?

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networked interactive whiteboardssupporting inter@ctive learning

teacher @ location a

students @location b

Video from Ligbron E-Learning Project

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activities to consider...supporting inter@ctive learning

1. Team projects or assignments involving students across multiple sites (e.g., portfolios, visual essays, annotated bibliographies, and note-sharing).

2. Research and reporting/presentation projects or assignments that capitalize on the different local experiences of students at different sites (e.g., field trip or site visit reports, local case studies of shared topics, etc.).

3. Group discussions orchestrated to involve students from across multiple sites (e.g., skits, debates, role-playing, and problem-solving).

Field trips/site visit reports Discussions and debatesRole-playing and skitsWikis Collaborative spaces (e.g., Second Life) Experiments and investigationsIndividual and group presentationsQ&A periodsBrainstormingSketchbooks and art activitiesGroup problem-solvingStory boards, organizational chartsCreating OutlinesWriting assignments and journaling

NYU Best Practices for Videoconferencing

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works cited

Goldman, R. (2004). Video perceptivity meets wild and crazy teens: design ethnography. Cambridge Journal of Education, 34, 157-178. Retrieved May 5, 2008, from Wilson Web database.

Moore, M. G. (1993). Theory of transactional distance. In D. Keegan (Ed.) Theoretical Principles of Distance Education. New York: Routledge

NYU Best Practices for Videoconferencing. Online. http://www.nyu.edu/its/videoconferencing/practices/

Williamson, L., Miller, G. & Stokes PhD, D. (2009). Best Practices for Teaching via Interactive Video Conferencing Technology: A Review of the Literature. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (pp. 3028-3034). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

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Heather Weisse Walsh MAGPI Manager of Educational Services [email protected] 215-573-6417 twitter: magpik20 or hlw2 skype: hweissefacebook: www.facebook.com/magpik20 blog: http://k20interactions.blogspot.com http://www.magpi.net

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