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Projects At-A-Glance

Supercharging Statewide Training: Beyond the Infrastructure / Content Divide MERLOT 2004 John Whitmer , @ONE Project, Evergreen Valley College Blaine Morrow , CCC Confer, Palomar College Debby Jones , CCCSAT, Palomar College. Projects At-A-Glance.

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Projects At-A-Glance

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  1. Supercharging Statewide Training: Beyond the Infrastructure / Content DivideMERLOT 2004John Whitmer, @ONE Project, Evergreen Valley CollegeBlaine Morrow, CCC Confer, Palomar CollegeDebby Jones, CCCSAT, Palomar College

  2. Projects At-A-Glance • @ONE – statewide technology training for California Community College faculty and staff • CCC Confer – statewide e-conferencing project for California Community College system • CCCSAT – statewide television broadcast network for California Community College system MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  3. Presentation Outline • The Systemwide Challenge • Selecting Distributed Learning Technologies • Collaborative Efforts • Cross Promotion • Q & A MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  4. The Systemwide Challenge • Systemwide Projects • Grant from Chancellor’s Office to single college • Primary Client Base • 109 campuses throughout California, adjunct faculty • Challenge: providing services from single organization to diverse client base MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  5. Selecting Distributed Learning Technologies MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  6. Teaching and Learning • How are teaching and learning methods limited/enhanced by this technology? • What kinds of learning and kinds of learners will this support? • What teaching/learning activities will make the best use of this technology? MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  7. Access • How accessible is the technology for the learners? • How flexible is it for this group or your teaching objectives? • Will the teacher have adequate access to be able to prepare/practice? MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  8. Example: Online Workshops

  9. Selecting Online Workshops Teaching and Learning • Flexible for application trainings, conceptual trainings, vary content and interactivity Access • Instructors have 24-7 access • Chose simple LMS for maximum faculty / user accessibility • Requires comfort with online learning • Enhances self-study, project-based courses for self-motivated learners • Challenges - introductory topics, highly technical topics MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  10. Interactivity and User-friendliness • What types of interactivity does the technology support? • How easy is the technology to learn and use? • For faculty, instructors, presenters • For students, participants MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  11. Speed • How quickly can course material/content be prepared/formatted using this technology? • How easy is it to change the materials/content? • Does the technology create/reduce delays in the exchange between teachers and learners? MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  12. Costs • What does it cost overall to implement? • What is the cost in preparation time and learning? • What is the opportunity cost of not using other possible technologies? • What is the per-student cost? • What does it cost the learner to use the technology? • Are there costs saved by using this technology? MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  13. Example: Desktop Seminar - Presentation MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  14. Example: Desktop Seminar - Interactive MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  15. Selecting Desktop Seminars Interactivity / User Friendliness • Wide range of interactivity - voice chat, text chat, polling • Relatively easy to learn – with training via self-paced materials, weekly online sessions, face-to-face presentations Speed • Preparation simple & straightforward - PowerPoint, HTML Pages, Any desktop content • Flexible – edit slides up to start of presentation, reorder / eliminate slides during presentation MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  16. Selecting Desktop Seminars (2) Cost • Low cost for users & presenters – ubiquitous technology (phone and Internet connection) • No use charges – no charge per participant • Huge savings: travel costs for presenter and participants MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  17. Organizational Issues • What are the requirements of the college, department, or others in your learning institution for effective use of the technology? • What changes need to be implemented in the teaching institution? • What policies have to be formed/evaluated in order to use the technology? MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  18. CCCSAT Video Broadcast MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  19. Selecting CCCSAT Video Broadcasts Interactivity / User Friendliness • If 2-way video, can interact w/video delay, improving with VoIP • Once setup, can be like watching a movie, require no training or orientation. Easy to replay to students Organizational Issues • Requires that videoconferencing equipment setup properly, available, services promoted MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  20. Novelty • Is this a new technology for the users? • Is it fun to use? • Is there a “wow” factor? MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  21. Selecting TechTips • Planned learning object integrating presenter video, PowerPoint slides, video screen capture • Novelty for @ONE & Participants • Time investment became burden • Required detailed line-by-line script • Take 1, Take 2, Take 3, Take 4 …. • Editing slow & cumbersome • Solution: changed technology, eliminated presenter video MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  22. Other Considerations • Place-dependence • Practical relevance • Teacher motivation/requirements • Support for diverse teaching methods • Reliability MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  23. Collaborative Efforts CETC (California Educational Technology Collaborative) • @ONE • CCC Confer • CCCSAT • California Virtual Campus (CVC) • CCC Apply • Tech Center MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  24. Cross Promotion • All projects seek to improving teaching and learning using technology • Projects currently collaborate in: • Marketing (contact database, email outreach) • Presentations! • Services: use of each others’ services to increase contact and touch points with customer base MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  25. Best Practice Exchange • Which of these factors do you consider when choosing technologies? • What additional factors are important to you? • Do you have success stories / lessons learned? MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

  26. Q & A / Contact Information John Whitmer, @ONE Project, Evergreen Valley College john.whitmer@evc.edu / 408.223.6788 / http://one.evc.edu Blaine Morrow, CCC Confer, Palomar College bmorrow@palomar.edu / 760.744.1150 (x1529) / http://www.cccconfer.org Debby Jones, CCCSAT, Palomar College djones2@palomar.edu / 760.744.1150 (x1526) / http://www.cccsat.org MERLOT 2004Supercharging Statewide Training

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