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Encouraging your teachers to use electronic media such as Skype etc for classroom teaching/ teacher training/ tutorials for IELTS/ exam preparation
9th March 2017
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The presentation will look at how to encourage your teachers
to use electronic media such as Skype/ FaceTime/ VC as a
means of delivering classroom teaching/ teacher training/
tutorials for IELTS/ exam preparation as well as
supplementing classroom teaching. The benefits to your
teaching teams in using electronic media will also be
examined. There will be workshop elements in the talk.
Abstract
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Video-conferencing, Skype etc is a foreign country: they do
things differently there.
(adapted from LP Hartley. The Go-Between 1953)
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It’s better face-to-face.
It won’t be readily adopted. We’ll be paying for something we won’t use.” – IT
See more at: https://www.lifesize.com/en/video-conferencing-blog/wtf-why-the-
face#sthash.iH7aDAwT.dpuf
Reactions
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Mainstream acceptance
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equipment
an ISDN network
two telephone lines
two TVs
two cameras
contract for the facility
microphones
two remote controls
live video pictures with audio to students at ‘the remote site’
effectively ‘two remote sites’: hospital/ living room- student phone in
time delay
time/ cost/ calls/ contract
First attempt at Video-conferencing
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lighting
responsibility
‘facilitator/ telephone'
time/ cost/ calls/ contract
cost
privacy
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http://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=2011843
Equipment …
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two laptops
microphones
dongle/ smartphone
HDMI lead
TV/ Computer- smartboard
medical personnel in hospital
numbers
roll on/ roll off
face-to-face once per month
invitation
catchment area- northwest/ northeast England
Current Set-up
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(past: video conferencing with contract and ISDN lines)
Face Time
Skype as back up
-two three–hour tutorials a week on Face Time with Skype backup
-Reache North West -https://reache.wordpress.com
-Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon
-small group
-one-to-one
-meetings
Current use
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Benefits and uses
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interviews
one-to-one
small groups
testing/assessment
meetings
teacher training
flexibility/ flexible working options
remote workers
flexible setting
student support
Uses and benefits of using electronic media such as Skype
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materials/ preparation/ negotiated syllabus
‘rules of engagement’/ turn-taking/ interaction
Changes to teaching/methodology
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effect on teacher – methodology/ organisation
‘worry’ about ‘teacher silence’
collaborative/ negotiated/ more detailed
student-centred
other technology – mobile phone
effect on students- organisation
email materials
electronic tracking
Writing - methodology
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same principles
remote training with face-to-face input
set up network
-local regional national
Teacher training
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Some practical issues
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breakdowns - less common
short/ long
Training teachers
training students
facilitators
self training
trouble shooting checklist
preparation
records
Time
class/ group size
Some practical issues
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Dry run
Thank you
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