IVC Interactive Video Classroom Faculty Training Summer 1999

Interactive Video Classrooms: A New Learning Environment Effective teaching in an IVC requires advance preparation Preparing an IVC course requires re/designing and developing materials Thinking visually Team effort between you, LRS IT/D and OPC

Teaching in an IVC Plan for the course: –Syllabus Preparation –Material Preparation –Equipment Familiarization Initial Class Session During Subsequent Class Sessions Class Interaction Between Class Sessions

Because of the technology... Develop Contingency Plan for Equipment / Network Problems Video Help Desk.Video Help Desk

Teaching in an IVC Active Students or an Active Monitor visual and auditory stimulation apply innovative techniques to assessing student participation at the distant site adapt instruction accordingly

A) Vary what students see. Approximately every five minutes The PenPal is easy to manipulate Ways to manipulate what’s on the monitor: –Change the classroom view –Change the object view –Change the animation mode

B) Vary what students hear. Sounds control a viewer's mood and attention Sound makes an impact on the viewer. –Change your tone of voice –Change the rhythm of your presentation –Change the presenter –Have students from different sites speak –Add unexpected sounds to a presentation

C) Vary what students do. The IVC classroom is learner-centered, not teacher-centered. –Involve students. –Ask questions, make comments, give opinions –Divide students into pairs or groups. –Assign different tasks and report results. –No one activity should proceed for very long in the IVC without some modification. –Plan the management of an interactive class session before each class.

D) Constantly monitor and assess Be aware of student participation Bring different sites into view Have a five minute end of class quiz Address students by name Direct questions at specific students Give time to respond to questions Avoid rushing through material Provide fill-in-the-blanks handouts

Having emphasized the need for variety, visual and auditory stimulation, and the use of technology to enhance learning, keep in mind in planning IVC sessions: Technology is a tool, not an end Movement has a place, but pay attention to how you move Pay attention to how you look Pay attention to how you are perceived

Interactive Video Classroom Advanced Syllabus Guidelines –Class Lengths –Turning in Materials –Outside Learning –Testing –A Different Classroom Environment –Supplementary Handouts –Communication –Student Support Services

Difference with IVC Lesson Plans IVC Lesson Plans are –timed, and –linked to visual cues or student activities to help overcome "monitor stare" or "glazed gaze.” This does not mean that IVC instructors must limit flexibility in the classroom, but that they must be in control of how they use the limited time available in each session.

A good rule of thumb for making IVC lesson plans is "active monitor or active students."

Guidelines Lesson plans are expected to follow the pacing schedule established in the advanced syllabus. Each class session should include three sections: –Objectives, –Presentation and –Review

1. Design a display of the day's objectives to students. Objectives should be clear and simple, and stated in learning, not teaching, outcomes.

2 Design the body of the presentation. –(Diagram) Lesson Outline - guides instructor through lesson plan Activity - how to develop participation Evaluation - instructor and student Time - monitors weight of specific item

3. Reviewing the day's work

4. Design a screen display for the period immediately preceding the beginning of class

5. Determine how and when you are going to check attendance and homework

Revisions To course and materials Presentation techniques Technology is changing - ties in with materials

Sources: El Paso Community College - Distance Learning Video Conferencing Quick Reference Guide J. Sargent Reynolds Community College Faculty Orientation New River Community College - Interactive Television Faculty Guide