Low Threshold Video Conferencing

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Low Threshold Video Conferencing

• A simpler way to inclusion

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Introduction

• What is inclusion?
• How can VC help?
• What we are going to do.
• Who we are doing it for.
• Setting up an LTVS (Low Threshold Video Session)

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What is inclusion?

• Two reasons for VC inclusion and improvement of
  the learning process.
• Inclusion is helping disabled students be more a
  part of the educational process.

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How VC can help

• Teaching is more than pointing out text on a
  computer screen (and not everyone can read that
  well.)
• Learning is linked to motivation and F2F contact
  is a motivating factor in distance education
• Students feel more a part of the group

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What we did (and who we did it for)

• Developed a training video that gives teachers
  insight into how a LTVS can be set up.
• Practical advice (where to put the camera)
• Given in an approachable manner (video on
  YouTube)
• Simple technologies (web cams and Breeze)
• A tested product (we experimented with it first)

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What are the desired end results of the training
video?

• Teachers can easily set up a LTVS for students
  not able to be present in the lectures.
• Students will be able to watch a lecture and
  interact with classmates.
• Click here to see the training video

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Directions for a LTVS

• For hardware you need...
• A web cam
• A computer with internet
• A microphone

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Directions for a LTVS

• For software you need...
• To go to www.surfgroepen.nl and sign up.
• To go to your groups homepage and click on the
  video conferencing icon
• Go to meetings and click on invite
  participant
• To configure the environment using pods

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Directions for a LTVS

• For the actual class you need...
• To speak clearly in range of the microphone and
  webcam
• To repeat questions from the group to the webcam
  directly
• To write notes on the digital whiteboard

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Help

• Is available on the Surfgroepen website, from
  ICTO and Adobe Connect
• Want to build on this concept? Please contact
  Donald.Ropes_at_inholland.nl
• The training video is located at
  (http//nl.youtube.com/watch?vEeqJ6wN6CHY)

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