LEO HIRNER METROPOLITAN Community Colleges - KC. Ins & Outs of Teaching on TV Technical Making...

LEO HIRNER

METROPOLITAN Community Colleges - KC

“Ins & Outs” of Teaching on TV Technical

Making it Happenbehind the scenesOptions

Faculty as ProducerTalentTechnician

Long-term issues

Process

Strategies○ Personal○ Classroom○ Instructional

The first class Training Development Time

ITV Technology

Cablecast

Point-to-Point

Multipoint

Technology – Making It Happen

Behind the ScenesLogisticsMOREnetcodecs/monitors

Video OptionsVoice ActivatedContinuous PresenceLecturer Mode

Faculty as

Producer

Talent

Technician

Issues

ADA – Captioning

Remote Supportlearning supporttechnical support

Communication outside class

“Ins & Outs” - Process

Strategies to engage all students○ Personal○ Classroom○ Instructional

The first class Training

Personal Strategies

Preparation & OrganizationArrive earlyOrganize the teaching spaceDon’t assume the technology will work!

Dress for TV “Make Love to the Camera” Plan your moves

Classroom Strategies

Remember – ITV is NOT the same as the classroom!

You are the focus Engage the remote site(s) Handouts? Pace Use the Technology!

Instructional Strategies

Use the MediumWord Pictures

Format is Different10% rule

Modularize15 minute “chunks”commercial breaks

The first class

Orient your students to the environment

Review support services

Explain communication both in and out of class

Engage the remote sites

Training

TV Teaching Strategies & Content Development

Technology Training

CMS Training

Making the transition

It takes 9 months to a year to train and prepare for the first course!

Don’t plan to do it all at onceunless you are getting the necessary

incentives (release time and extra pay)-

Give it three times

How has it worked for MCC? Benefits

Access to courses not offered by your institution:Don’t have the staffDon’t have the

enrollment

Experiences

Problems are usually logistical – not technical

Underestimation of the development time needed

Students still indicate preference for F2F

Contact Info

Leo Hirner leo.hirner@mcckc.edu 816-759-4501

Word Picture

Vibration

Rotation

Translation

Landscape vs. Portrait

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