Classroom Facilitator Training

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Classroom Facilitator Training

• Interactive Videoconferencing Courses

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Agenda

• Introductions
• Why videoconferencing?
• How does it work?
• Student Expectations
• College/District Courses
• Facilitator Responsibilities
• Forms/Documents

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• Why Videoconferencing for course delivery?
• Need
• Convenience
• Cost

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What is seen and heard?

• Everything!
• Teacher can see and hear students and facilitator
• Students and facilitator can see and hear teacher

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How does it work?
Tarrant County College
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Paradise
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ESC XI
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A hub connects all districts together. Software
controls "who sees who."
Dublin
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The distance learning systems

• provide "live" instruction
• can be fully interactive
• are multi-media rich

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Certain standards are expected of students
enrolling in these courses
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As a student taking a Distance Learning Course, I
agree to the following
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Normal Expectations

• behavior
• materials
• staying on task
• dress codes

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Different Expectations

• I will sit within the camera view at all times.
• If this is a college course, I will be
  responsible for any college fees incurred.

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Different Expectations continued..

• If I am taking a college course and I am
  suspended, placed in an alternative program, or
  expelled, I MAY lose college credit.

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Different Expectations continued..

• I must attend classes based on the providing
  school's schedule and make up work/tests when
  absent.

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Different Expectations continued..

• If I am taking a college course, I will obtain
  information about the institution's academic
  calendar and adhere to the institution's policies
  and procedures.

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Different Expectations continued..

• Viewing of classes that are videotaped is for
  instructional purposes only and tapes may or may
  not be available.

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Different Expectations continued..

• I must obtain the instructor's permission before
  audio taping classes.

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Distance Learning Waiver
My voice, physical presence, and participation in
activities will be transmitted to distance
learning sites and may be taped for future use in
an educational setting. I hereby agree that
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Distance Learning Waiver cont.
transmission and taping of my voice, presence,
and participation in these events will not be a
violation of my personal rights and hereby
release any claims for use of such.
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Other Important Issues

• District-to-District
• College-to-District

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District-to-District

• No Pass/No Play
• Videotaping
• Grading
• Adult Facilitator(s)
• Schedule Issues
• Fee

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College-to-District

• Dual Enrollment
• Tuition and Fees
• Textbooks
• Academic Calendar
• Adult Facilitator
• Grade Reporting

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College Websites

• Tarrant County - www.tccd.edu
• Weatherford www.wc.edu
• Hill www.hillcollege.edu
• Tyler www.tjc.edu
• Paris www.parisjc.edu

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Facilitator Responsibilities

• Providing technical as well as non-technical
  assistance to the teachers/presenters.
• Configuring the distance learning room for each
  class/event to accommodate participation
• Notifying appropriate RETN personnel of problems
  with the system

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Facilitator Responsibilities

• Turning the equipment on/off as needed
• Troubleshooting videoconferencing
  equipment/software as needed
• Assisting students in the use of the system
  (microphones, cameras, etc.)

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Facilitator Responsibilities

• Training back-up facilitators as
  appropriate/needed
• Providing RETN personnel with requested
  information
• Coordinating use of distance learning room with
  your RETN Site Manager

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Teacher Requests

• It is helpful if facilitators stay in view
• Stress to students that they must behave as if
  the teacher is in the room with them - dont let
  them hide behind the technology
• Make sure you have a back-up facilitator - you
  might want to call the teacher if you will be
  out.

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Teacher Requests cont.

• Keep a fax log sheet, i.e. what you sent, of
  pages, and when.
• You might want to mail/fax things at a set time.
• Share all of your contact information with the
  teacher. Email is essential!
• Leave the room for EMERGENCIES only

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Forms/Documents

• Acknowledgement of Guidelines
• Counselor/principal
• Send back to Gerri
• Student/Parent Contract
• Parent, student, counselor/principal
• Keep on file at your location

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Presentation and Forms

• http//www.esc11.net/edtech/laurie