24. Prof. Development Series Calendar January 2003 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 6 7 Access - All About Tables Access - Designing Reports 8 Planning & Organ. of Web Pages Introduction to AGNR Web Tools 9 Writing for Your Audience WWF Smackdown! Design 10 Introduction to HTML - Create Web Pages with HTML Code 13 Introduction to Netscape Email 14 PowerPoint - Basic Techniques PowerPoint – Interactive Techniq. 15 Overview of Digital Photography Photoshop Tips and Tricks 16 17 Electronic Library Databases Introduction to Dreamweaver 20 21 Using Corporate Time on the Web Introduction to Netscape Email 22 WWF Smackdown! Design 23 Photoshop Tips and Tricks Overview of Digital Photography 24 Access - Designing Reports Access - All About Tables 27 PowerPoint - Basic Techniques PowerPoint – Interactive Techniq. 28 Videoconferencing - Basic Skills and Tools 29 30 Adv. Web Template Tips & Tricks 31
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26. The Sweet Spot ISD - Instructional Systems Development Sound Videoconferencing Practices Project Management Sweet Spot
41. Tech Support Project Management Instructional Systems Development Learners Technology Realistic Expectations Instructor(s) Evaluation Sound Videoconferencing Practices Contingency Plan Network Infrastructure Tech Support
B Multi-point conferencing can be effective although the scheduling, technical, and logistical dimensions of MCU conferences can be imposing. AGNR has two different capabilities of participating in multipoint conferences Utilize a bridge maintained by the USM Office of Information Technology Some of the Polycom units (Gudelsky Center, LESREC, UMD - Plant Sciences, and UMES) include four point MCU functionality
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B Additional Uses: Informal work sessions Alumni relations Question and answer sessions Others?
B Paradign Shift
E DL Specialists – Integrate new and emerging technologies into teaching and research Traditional and distance learning environments Online environments – WebCT, Web Conferencing, Videoconferencing
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E Logistics – preferred time of year (month, time of day, day of week), locations Learner preferences – classroom model versus online
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B First two – globally , out of class Last three bullets – in class Good general techniques, some specific to videoconferencing to help develop buy-in from the start
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E Consider local learning environment – spatial orientation Example (When users in College Park were remote to the PowerPoint class taught from the Wye) Patience of the responses form the remote learners
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E Facilitators – scheduling, access to room, distribution of learning resources
E Assessment questions to help determine if “leveling” is being accomplished
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B Other worst case scenarios: Weather Unprepared instructors Last minute scheduling issues Absentee instructor Have redundancy built-in