Virtual Classrooms (Webinars) - How YOU can use the VC with your students

1. Virtual Classrooms (Webinars) - How YOU can use the VC with your students 1/ To test your audio/micclick on the Meeting menu on the top left of your screen and select Audio Wizard. Follow the prompts to set up your audio. Presenters – Kerry Trabinger/Mark Samuels/Robyn Watson Date – 10 April 12 noon. 2/ To use your microphone click on the Mic icon and click connect my audio and click allow. (only when requested by the presenter.) 3/ Please type in the skinny white rectangle box (on the very bottom right of your screen) which organisation you are from and then press enter.

2. Todays Session • Introduction to Virtual Classrooms • Adobe Connect Examples from around Australia • Adobe Connect – new Features • CIT Solutions Examples • CIT Examples • Tips and Tricks • Questions

3. Virtual Classrooms(Webinars)

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5. CIT Use of Virtual Classrooms • Teachers: • - Delivering completely online courses • Delivering to apprentice students • Using the VC from home when injured or sick • Networking with other teachers and students around the world • One on one help eg. students can ‘drop in’ to teachers virtually • Semi retired teacher travelling around Australia in motorhome presenting to students using AC • Using modern technology eg.USBmicrosope on the webcam • Blended deliveryImage from Barbara Larkin CIT Forensics 2012

6. CIT Use of VC’ – but wait there’s more • Recordings • Teachers can pre record a session if they are going to be a away • Teachers can post up a session and students can use as revision • Can be used for flip classroom • Students • Who are unable to attend due to illness/broken leg able to attend virtually • Able to log on from any location including a BUS! • Able to present assessment from any location • Students able to access Virtual classroom with or without teachers and practice activities such as interview techniques • Guest Speakers: able to present from anywhere in the worldOther uses: Meetings/PD/Conferences

7. CIT Use of the VC – And still more • Using the classroom in Blended delivery and recording! • The most popular use of the VC is to have a normal face to face class with the VC on the front screen. The teacher will use a wireless micand a tracking webcam so can walk around hands free. This session can be used for: • Face to Face students AND/OR • Students who cannot come to the class log in virtually AND/OR • It is recorded for those students who cannot come at all AND/OR • Used for a future class • Used for Revision for any of the students above • Images from: http://www.logitech.com/assets/30032/3/logitech-hd-webcam-c260.png & http://www.revolabs.com/Images/Revolabs/products/xtag/xtag_usb.jpg

8. Image from: http://www.verticalmeasures.com/miscellaneous/didnt-you-get-my-email-2/ Image from: http://jacksonville.com/sports/other-sports/2012-08-09/story/us-runner-finishes-olympic-relay-lap-broken-leg Images from: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4210748/Heart-Diagram---PowerPoint

9. Tips and Tricks for Engagement • Engage students initially by doing an interactive icebreaker • Use engaging power point slides • No more than 4 slides without interaction • Ask students to type in chat regularly • Ask your students to use emoticons regularly and try to vary what you request • Use the whiteboard tools yourself on your power points and/or ask the students to use the tools • Cover each slide in less than 4 minutes • Use the polling functionduring your session • Use the plugins for example the Randomiser • Limit sessions to a maximum of 1 hour (ideally with break in the middle)

10. Questions ? Contact Details : Kerry Trabinger kerry.trabinger@cit.act.edu.au