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Presentation to NSW VET in Schools teachers; December, 2014
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SYNCH AND SWIM:
Conducting Effective Teaching/Training in a Virtual Classroom
Michael CoghlanNewLearning
9/12/14
AGENDA
• The nature of the live online environment
• Synchronous v Asynchronous communication
• Creating interactive environments live online
• Skills of the live online presenter
PERSONALISE THE
EXPERIENCE
WHO’S ONLINE TODAY?
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU?
The Andes Egypt Buenos Aires
Cape Town London NY
Hawaii IndiaAustralia
WHY THESE INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES?
TO CAM OR NOT TO CAM?
USE OF WEBCAMS
• Use your webcam (or at least show a picture) briefly at the start of the session as part of the introduction
• Have participants do the same if they have them, if they want to, and if bandwidth allows
• Unless you’re all on the NBN (or other high speed network) I recommend you then turn off webcams to conserve bandwidth, but it is a personal choice.
Establish ‘Modus Operandi’ (Ground Rules)
for the session
• Questions/Comments: any time?
Throughout session? At the end? In
text chat? Via voice? Using
the hands-up tool?
• How will you handle the
text chat? Will you use a co-
moderator?
MAKING YOUR PRESENCE FELT
Poll Question:
Are you
A) In your office?
B) In a computer suite?
C) At home?
D) Other?
MULTIPLE VENUE
PRESENTATIONS
(MVPs)
remote students guest
lecturer
CLASSROOM/
F2F VENUE
publicspace
MVPs: Implications
Participants can be in a variety of
locations:
• F2f classroom, lecture theatre
• PC suite
• Office (at work)
• Home office/study
• Other (café, beach)
SYNCHRONOUS ASYNCHRONOUS
What is synchronous/asynchronous
communication?
• SYNCHRONOUS (real time) eg f2f
conversation, telephone calls, text chat,
Instant Messaging
• ASYNCHRONOUS – some delay between
initial communication and the reply eg
letters, email, forums, Facebook newsfeed
Asynch
Synch
Oral Written
Minimalist; rapid (evolving)
COMMUNICATION AXIS
Spontaneous;dialogue
Reflective Structured;expository
COMMUNICATION AXIS
Most classroom communications take place here
New – have been enabled by technology (only happen online)
QUICK POLL
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPELL
CORRECTLY IN TEXT CHAT
AGREE OR DISAGREE?
PURPOSE?
• a presentation tool?
• a collaboration tool?
DISADVANTAGES (-)ADVANTAGES (+)
DISADVANTAGES (-)ADVANTAGES (+)
TEXT CHAT
ACTIVITY
How to improve
the VET in Schools
experience in NSW
schools...
Use the text chat to make suggestions on....
Impact for Participants
Advantages Disadvantages
Impact for Participants
Advantages Disadvantages
• Audience is more engaged• You don’t have to wait till the end of a presentation to ask questions or comment• Can communicate with other people in the room about issues raised in the presentation• Provides you with an archive of the presentation (note taking)
• May miss some points while writing commentary, responding to other backchannellers• Is mentally very taxing• May start to stray off-topic (what’s for lunch? How are the kids? Etc)• Opportunity to make negative remarks about the speaker
Impact for Speaker/PresenterAdvantages Disadvantages
Impact for Speaker/PresenterAdvantages Disadvantages
• Can get real time feedback from audience• Can ensure that you are meeting audience needs/answering urgent questions• Promotes greater level of engagement• a listener may elaborate on something you’re saying (eg add more information about a theory, post a URL, suggested a related blog, etc)• May get positive feedback from audience as it happens• Models a new way of teaching/presenting that is less teacher-centric and more network-centric
• May appear as if many are not paying attention• Your audience has access to a ‘critical channel’• Your thoughts may be communicated to an audience for whom they were not intended• Can be overwhelming to keep track of (may require working in tandem with a moderator)
QUICK POLL –
ENCOURAGE
PARTICIPANTS TO USE
TEXT CHAT?
YES OR NO?
TAKE A BREAK??
DESIGNING FOR INTERACTION
examples of this in this session?
Skills of the Live Online Presenter
• Golden Rule: 6-8 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:// michaelcoghlan.net/fll/blog.htm#skills
RESOURCE
See the wiki at http://synchfacilitation.wikispaces.com/
Contact Details
MICHAEL COGHLAN
http://michaelcoghlan.net
