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Education Guide for:. Polycom, Inc. Guide for:. Planning, design and implementation of any effective distance education environment should be driven by clearly defined instructional needs and objectives, rather than by technology.

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  1. Education Guide for: Polycom, Inc.

  2. Guide for: • Planning, design and implementation of any effective distance education environment should be driven by clearly defined instructional needs and objectives, rather than by technology. • Build into facilities planning the potential for network growth, cost-effective expansion of services and technology upgrades. This is best achieved by sticking to technology solutions that are standards compliant that can easily be upgraded via software. “Don R. Foshee”

  3. Environmental Considerations Issues that must be addressed to ensure successful room configuration: • Acoustical requirements • Lighting requirements • Walls (paint) and Floors (carpet)

  4. Teaching from a Distance Mastering the Medium • Overview • Teaching Techniques • Overcoming Reluctance • Training the Teacher • Personnel Responsibilities • Factors for Success • Accurate data • Instructional Tools

  5. Distance Learning Overview • History of electronic learning • CODEC/Data Rate ? • Interaction and participative learning • The class and course- number of locations/students • Time zones • Group and individual projects • Videotaping- do it with control • The instructor - be yourself

  6. Distance Learning History • 2000s “Virtual Classroom” • 1990s Interactive Videoconferencing • 1980s 2-way video/2-way audio • 1970s 1-way video/2-way audio Business TV (BTV) • 1960s 1-way video/videotape • 1950s Audio only

  7. Teaching Techniques • Classroom configuration • Know the names • Generate interaction • Movement of teacher • Eye contact • Dress for TV class • Class Breaks • Instructional Periods • Multi-point locations • Audio add-in

  8. Small Classroom Model Example Teacher

  9. What’s Important Not the technology, BUT…what it supports • interactivity • how it empowers teachers & students • how it increases enrollments • how it is achieving equity and access • how it saves time and resources Your Applications

  10. Global Customer Trends • TTC, Transparent Technology • Synchronous & Asynchronous with multimedia for instructional design • Effective, high quality, lower costs • Interactive • Teacher & Student Centric

  11. A new model in Education IT Instructional Tools Teacher & Student Centric TC Telecommunications H.323/H.320 VC Audio/Video Conferencing

  12. Dual Enrollments Diverse Learning Groups Cross-cultural exchanges Specialists Staff Development Rural/Urban Links Intrastate and International Locations Intra-district- works great for electronic field trips Reaching your Community Access and Equity

  13. Teacher/InstructorTraining Extremely Important to your success! Use a Teacher Checklist • Two Levels to achieve C2: • Equipment- basic operation skills • Application Specific Training- teaching techniques and course transitions )

  14. National Education Association (NEA) CAPE CDLR Libraries Museums Cultural Centers Government Military Research Labs USDLA FDLA ADEC IILA TXDLA MINDS TeleMentors Content ProvidersAssociations and Communities Intrepid Museum

  15. Overcoming Reluctance To create a user/student response pattern, interactions must begin immediately. You may: • Conduct a “roll-call” • Use participatory exercises • Eliminate the passive observers, use directed questioning techniques • Schedule time for students to share experiences

  16. User Training • Extremely Important to your success! Use a Training Checklist. • Two Levels of Training: goal C2 • Equipment- what happens when I push the buttons or icons • Application Specific Training- presentation techniques

  17. Facilitator Responsibilities • Equipment support to teacher • Liaison to the teaching location • Receive, secure and distribute course material • Prompt student interaction • Administer exams or evaluations • Comply with network operations • Ensure students can use equipment • Not responsible for course content

  18. Factors for Success • Equipment set-up and testing • Stand-by plan in case of... • Telephone- coordination purposes • Fax Machine or File Transfer • E-mail and Surface mail • Recruiting • Office hours • Material procedures

  19. Recommendations Keep accurate records of: • Students and teachers trained • Courses completed • Cost Avoided or Revenue generated • Measure time saved • Measure student success

  20. Instructional Tools 3P’s Plan Prepare Practice

  21. Teaching from a Distance Course Transitions • Steps to success • Graphic Considerations • Instructional Design

  22. Steps for effective Course Transitions • Step #1- discuss special requirements, view class • Step #2- review graphics and curriculum • Step #3- review display graphics (color, size and format) • Step #4- conduct teacher training, the time required varies, let the teacher practice, use Faculty Training Checklist (we can supply this checklist upon request)

  23. Steps continued • Step #5- ensure all locations have classroom materials, text books, information and instructions • Step #6- ensure remote site facilitators know what you desire • For some classes conduct a practice teaching session

  24. Graphic Considerations • Print in landscape format • LARGE font size for text (center of page) • Use paper hardcopy, not plastic transparencies (flat blue color works well) • No more than 30 characters per line • No more than 10 lines per page • Check your graphics before class • High Contrast of text

  25. Instructional Design • “Courses and training must be of value to the student and provide information to solve problems. The best teaching strategies are to be employed, if not, you will achieve bad teaching to more individuals quicker” Dr. Eddyth N. Worley, Washington, DC • Design a course with the e learning classroom in mind from design stage • Consider the testing process • Less time to deliver

  26. Lessons Learned • Formalize teacher training • Slight modifications (may be required) • Standard Operating Procedures- ensures success • Batteries • You should have: Teaching Contingency plan

  27. Real Measurable Benefits of your Solution • Saves Resources and time • Access and Equity of Education • Generates Revenue (Higher Education) • Increased course content value/Enrichment of Learning • Allows the World to become your classroom • Collaboration increases research and development • Teachers and students empowered by access to real time information

  28. Education Key Building Blocks Technology Success Success Process Programs Procedures People

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