- 1. Interactivity in a Virtual Classroom(iVocalize) Michael
Coghlan March 15, 2007
2. WHOS ONLINE TODAY? 3. How do you communicate in here?
4. COMMUNICATING - Voice 5. COMMUNICATING Text 6. MULTIPLE VENUE
PRESENTATIONS (MVPs) remotestudents guest lecturer CLASSROOM/ F2F
VENUE public space 7. What do we mean byInteractivity?
- Long association with computer assisted learning
- Has usually meant interactive programs (CD, website)
-predictable
- In a virtual classroom it refers to true interactivity ie
interaction withother peopleunpredictable, unscripted
8. Why doesInteractivityMatter?
- Learning is a social experience
- Increases level of exploration; students more likely to engage
with content and not just consume it
- Aids critical thinking, higher order thinking, problem
solving
- Online : interactive experiences much more enjoyable
9. Good in theorybut.
- Influence oftransmission model
- Curriculum/time restraints an interactive approach can take
longer
- Students may need to be taught tointeract, collaborate ,
andtrusteach other
10. How do you do interactivity in a virtual classroom? 11.
Participantscan:
- Participate in 2 way voice chat
- Participate in 2 way text chat
- Use the whiteboard (compose text, draw pictures, upload
images)
12. USING THE WHITEBOARD 13. Presenterscan:
- Do all the things a participant can do PLUS
14. Interactivity:Golden Rules
- Dont talk for more than 5 minutes at a time! ie chunk the
session
- Dont assume you know it all
15. OtherStrategies to Increase Interactivity
- Ask students where/who they are
- Fill them out as real people
- Share some information about yourself
- Dont underestimate the value of small talk
- show a map so people can mark where they are
16. OtherStrategies to Increase Interactivity :
- Ask questions esp open questions
- Global (to the group) and individual
- Encourage questions and comments
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- Inserting images (have students prepare some)
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- Forfun(especially before session, during breaks)
17. OtherStrategies to Increase Interactivity :
- Ask for feedback regularly via
18. Progress Check
- How is everyone feeling about the session so far?
19. OtherStrategies to Increase Interactivity :
- Question:Do these examples of interactivity seem practical in
your teaching/work situation?
20. OtherStrategies to Increase Interactivity :
- Enableallchannels of communication (when appropriate)
- Encourage student to student communication
21. OtherStrategies to Increase Interactivity
- Have students lead web tours
22. Pre and Post Session
- Get there early (social time, informal question time)
- Allow discussion to continue post session
23. VIRTUAL CLASSROOM:
24. 25. Live Online Presentations
- Golden Rule : 5 minutes talking at a stretch maximum
- Intersperse presentations with questions, polls, other speakers
(from the floor), whiteboard activity
- Decide how to handle direct messaging will you monitor/respond?
Or ignore it? Dip in and out of it?
- Consider working with a producer/co-presenter
- More at
http://users.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/fll/blog.htm#skills
26. What kinds of activities can be held in virtual
classrooms?
- http://propertyservices.brightcookie.com/ps/lectures.htm
- Guest
lecturershttp://dcyeh.com/sy0304/2ndsem/groupa_projects/happy
/
- http://alothman-b.tripod.com/present_162.htm
- Social: student - student
27. What kinds of activities can be held in virtual
classrooms?
- Conferences, seminars, workshops
- Meetings (much more cost effective than teleconferencing)
28. Is this the classroom of the future?