Exploring Distance Sharing Technologies for Effective Teaching: A Collaborative Approach
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Join Linda Gilbert from the University of Georgia and Dan Kaczynski from the University of West Florida as they delve into the world of distance sharing technologies for teaching. This session will showcase a demo of application-sharing programs, including NVivo, highlighting their functionalities and real-world applications. Discuss the challenges and opportunities of teaching software remotely, such as access issues and costs, and explore collaborative tools that enhance online education. Participants will engage in group discussions to foster innovative teaching strategies utilizing these technologies.
Exploring Distance Sharing Technologies for Effective Teaching: A Collaborative Approach
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Exploring distance sharing technologies for teaching QDA Linda Gilbert (University of Georgia, presenting on site), gilbertl@uga.edu Dan Kaczynski (University of West Florida, connecting from Sydney, Australia), dkaczyns@uwf.edu
Overview • Brief demo of application-sharing program • Connecting from Sydney to Durham • Overview of functionality • Application sharing in action – NVivo demo • Explore possibilities as a group
Why and how… • Why teach NV (or other software) at a distance? • Access issues • Travel costs • How to teach well?
Collaborative tools • E-mailed projects • Chat • Learning management systems (WebCT, Blackboard, etc.) • Application-sharing products – only beginning to be readily available to individuals
Application-sharing history • Corporate goals • Collaboration • Tech support • Web-based or peer-to-peer • Web-based tends to be large scale, in or outside a network. • Peer-to-peer requires client-side software, usually inside a network
About application-sharing • Allows • View/control desktop – see applications in use • Other collaboration tools (whiteboard, chat, etc.) • Some programs • Horizon Wimba • WebEx • Centra Live • LiveOffice (MS’s Netmeeting replacement) • Breeze (by Macromedia)
Support goals • Tech support/training • Improve diagnostics • Lower costs • Educate customer • Provide intimate service experience • Collaboration • Connect collaborating researchers / evaluators • Connect student and supervisor
Devil’s in the details… • Plug-in compatibility • Possible firewall issues • Interface issues • Connection speed issues, esp. for application-sharing functionality • User learning curve!
Possibilities? • Group discussion…