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Enhancing Education Through Video Conferencing Innovations

Explore the use of Internet2 and video conferencing to collaborate with diverse institutions, exchange ideas, and engage in global learning experiences. Discover the benefits, challenges, and technical aspects involved in remote collaborations and virtual field trips.

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Enhancing Education Through Video Conferencing Innovations

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  1. WSU Global Learning 2002 Conference and Internet2 Day 2 Internet = Exploring Different Dimensions With Video Conferencing Tonya Witherspoon Karen Reynolds Wichita State UniversityCollege of Education

  2. Project Goals • Explore the use of Internet2 and video conferencing to: • Remotely collaborate and exchange ideas with MIT and other Internet2 universities • Share Internet2 vision with K-12 community

  3. Benefits of Remote Collaborations • Collaboration among diverse and geographically dispersed institutions/faculty/students • MIT, Mesa State College, WSU - sharing research and projects

  4. Benefits of Remote Collaborations • Decreased travel time and expense allowing for more frequent collaboration • KU, KSU, ESSDACK, WSU - grant planning

  5. Benefits of Remote Collaborations • Face-to-face exchanges vs. email or phone are familiar and comfortable • HPR*TEC, USD 259, KSDE, WSU - assessment planning

  6. Benefits of Internet2’sK-20 Initiative • Expand Transition to Teaching Program • Faculty remotely observe student teachers • Students remotely participate in on-campus classes • Faculty/Student immediate face-to-face exchange

  7. Benefits of Internet2’s K-20 Initiative • Video Conferencing with K-12 Schools • Increased access to experts • Decreased travel time and expense • Face-to-face exchanges vs. email or phone • Shared teaching resources

  8. Benefits of Internet2’sK-20 Initiative • Allow Global Experiences within Teaching and Learning • Virtual field trips • Global experts • Global communities

  9. Challenges • Technical challenges • Networks • Firewalls • Physical challenges • Lighting • Background • Sound • New communication etiquette • Remember your first email?

  10. Technology • Polycom Viewstation • High speed network connection (hardwire) • Monitor • Polycom ViaVideo • Windows desktop or laptop with USB • High speed network connection

  11. Technical Support Issues • Mesa State • Firewall • Access to technical support • Western Kansas • Firewall • No centralized network management • No in-house technical support • MIT • microphone

  12. Resources • Video Learning Tools http://pt3.org/stories/video.html • Video Conferencing Cookbook http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook/ • Video Conferencing for Learning http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/

  13. Contact Information Tonya Witherspoon tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu Karen Reynolds karen.reynolds@wichita.edu

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