2:30-3:30 PM
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Facilitator
Dr. Art Recesso, Research Scientist
Learning & Performance Support Laboratory
University of Georgia
Video Technology: Where We Started, Where We Went, and Where We
Can Go From Here
Dr. Martha Venn. Associate Professor
Department Chair of Special Education
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
This presentation will focus on our initial work with videoconferencing in a rural school district with a special education teacher. A discussion will follow on the potential avenues in IHE for the use of videoconferencing to enhance partnerships with K-12 schools in urban and rural settings.
Dr. Venn's research focuses on using videoconferencing for mentoring professionals in the field of special education to provide supervision to teacher candidates in rural settings as well incorporating the technology as part of on-line licensure programs in special education both for supervision and course delivery.
Interpreting, Tutoring, Supervising: Connecting with Deaf Students Using American Sign Language (ASL) through Video Conferencing
Dr. Nanci Scheetz, Professor
Department of Special Education & Communication Disorders
Valdosta State University
This presentation will focus on providing remote interpreting within college and public school settings. It will also focus on using Polycom ViaVideos to provide remote tutoring to students enrolled in two residential schools for
the deaf. Supervision of interpretering interns and student teachers will also be explored.
Dr. Scheetz's research focuses on discovering ways to provide clear, cost effective ways to connect with consumers who rely on ASL as their primary mode of communication, and making sign language clear across the internet.
Part I: The On-Line Classroom
Part II: Video Meetings
Corinne Harmon, Ed.D, Executive Director
Pikes Peak BOCES, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Part I of this presentation will describe the possibilities of conducting classes for students in rural areas through two-way fully interactive, on-line courses. An instructor, who is positioned in a conference room with or without students, is able to present a course to various school districts via video conferencing. The students in the rural districts are able to see the instructor and the conference room at different angles. If the instructor uses a video or DVD for presentation purposes, the students in the rural districts can also view the information in this format via their VCR or DVD player. Document sharing is another component built into the video conferencing capabilities. Scheduling is a challenge for the On-Line Classroom.
Travel time for rural districts is excessive and consequently limits quality time management. Utilizing video conferencing for meetings can reduce travel time significantly and offer the opportunity for more periodic meetings vs. longer meetings on a less frequent basis. Problem solving opportunities become more immediate which produces effective management of issues.
Dr. Harmon's research interests include utilizing video conferencing for staff development opportunities for professional growth as well as meeting licensure and certification requirements.
