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Low Threshold Video Conferencing

A simpler way to inclusion


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)


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.


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


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)


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

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=EeqJ6wN6CHY



Directions for a LTVS

For hardware you need...

• A web cam

• A computer with internet

• A microphone



For software you need... • To go to www.surfgroepen.nl and sign up.• To go to your group’s homepage and click on

the video conferencing icon • Go to ‘meetings’ and click on ‘invite

participant’• To configure the environment using ‘pods’

http://www.surfgroepen.nl/



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


Help

• Is available on the Surfgroepen website, from ICTO and Adobe Connect

• Want to build on this concept? Please contact [email protected]

• The training video is located at; (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=EeqJ6wN6CHY) End

mailto:[email protected]



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