Conducting a Simultaneous Face-To-Face and Online

Presentation by Example of the Popular STEM TalksGPC FDD, October 5, 2010

Ulrike LahaiseScience, GPC Online

Photograph by APOD

Outline

• Original purpose and history• New Version• Synchronous distance delivery

methods– GSAMS or Wimba?

• Wimba online meeting environment• Archive of talks• Popular STEM Talks in Fall 2010

Original Purpose• Version 1.0 (Popular Science Talks)– To raise interest in science with GPC science

faculty talks about current/hot button issues or topics they’re excited about and don’t get to in class

– Audience needs no science background– For GPC students/faculty/staff from all campuses– Students experience teachers in different context– Free resource for students’ co-curricular learning

• Speakers are free, get credit on performance evaluation

– Chance for adjunct faculty to be more involved with GPC

Original History

• Popular Science Talks started in Fall 2002• sponsored by Decatur Campus Science Club– Organizer was club’s co-advisor

• Held only on Decatur Campus• Extra credit for attendance• Most attendees from Decatur and Clarkston

Campuses• Attendance varied from less than 10 to more

than 30 depending on circumstances• Between 4 to 6 talks per semester• No audio/video records of talks

Original History cont.

• High student turnover at GPC yields fresh audiences

• A lot of recurring GPC faculty with same or new topics (many thanks!!!)– From Phys/Astr: Bill Lahaise, Fred Buls, myself– From Biology: Diane LaCole, Mark Hollier– Others: Maher Atteya (Chem), Roy Nixon (Geol), Derwin

Daniels (Fire Management)

• Speakers from other areas: math, nursing, philosophy, fine arts, instructional technology, OIT

• Occasional external speakers: CDC’s, GBI, etc.– Usually adjunct faculty, or suggested by GPC

colleagues

Selection of Previous Talks• “Smog and Lung Cancer”• “The Fallacy of Creationism”• “Coffee with a Conscience”• “Star Trek is Here at NASA!”• “Fire Safety and Prevention”• “Impact of Diabetes on Health Care Economics and Insurance”• “The CSI-Effect on DNA Analysis”• “Artificial Intelligence, The Matrix, Computers and You”• “The Demotion of Pluto”• “Internet Crimes Against Children”• “Science, Near-Death Experiences, and Associated Phenomena”• “The Super-Duper Nova”• “Sex…Why does it feel so good and hurt so bad?”• “Science and Theater”• “AIDS/HIV”• “Math Anxiety”• “Global Warming”

New Version

• Impetus for re-invention– Organizer transferred from Decatur Campus to

GPC Online (Fall 2009)

• Talk series folded into GPC’s STEM Initiative

• Expansion of topics to all STEM fields• Expansion of locations where talks are

given and attended from• Audio/Video records of talks accessible to

those who cannot attend live talk

Synchronous Distance Delivery Methods

• GSAMS– Connecting rooms on different campuses– Each room sees and hears all other rooms on TV

screens– Speaker uses microphone, camera on speaker

with power point in background

• Wimba– Online conferencing application– Speaker uses microphone, speaker and power

point in separate windows– Anyone with internet can join from anywhere– Includes chat, voice, video, polling

GSAMS Issues• GSAMS capable rooms must be available

on several campuses at the same time–Making arrangements is complicated and

time consuming, a lot of lead time needed

• Standing GSAMS rooms are too small to accommodate speaker with ftf audience

• Mobile GSAMS units in regular classrooms have more technical difficulties

• Difficulties with taking attendance at remote locations and receiving those records

Recording/GSAMS Issue

• Need for recording and archiving talks– Members of online community have widely

varying schedules– Only small fraction can join live talk

• GSAMS disadvantages: – Video recording must be arranged separately– Conversion to format able to be streamed via

internet must be arranged separately– Too many people’s schedules to deal with– Too much turn around time to set up room,

technology, recording, video file conversion

Wimba Online Meeting Environment

• One time set up of Wimba room– Reusable for all talks

• Wimba session recorded with click of button– No separate arrangements required

• Archived Wimba sessions replay live sessions– Individual parts are accessible as time

segments

• Wimba provides archived sessions in mp3 and mp4 format– Downloadable for podcast

Wimba Online Meeting Environment cont.

• Wimba room requested from Scott Sarisky (Wimba, iCollege, etc. administrator)

• How to get started with Wimba: http://www.gpc.edu/~gpcmeet/

• Wimba training: http://www.gpc.edu/~gpcits/training/training_policies.html

• Training handouts: http://www.gpc.edu/~gpcits/training/handouts/meetingpdf/wimba_classroom_nonwebct.pdf

Wimba Room: Popular STEM Talks

• Wimba room name: Popular STEM Talks

• Room login for participants: http://67.202.209.30/launcher.cgi?room=stem

• Room login for presenter: http://67.202.209.30/launcher.cgi?room=stem;presenter=1

• Login 15 min before session and run Wimba Set Up Wizard– Checks and installs all necessary applications–May need headphones with microphone

Wimba Room: Presenter Screen

Wimba Room: Content Controls

Top: can start and stop archiving of session

Presentation displayed in eBoard: allows annotations

Select from imported power point files (drop down arrow), import button on very right

Wimba Room: Audio Controls

Quality of presenter’s internet connection

Talk button, presenter can lock it so it is always on, otherwise hold while talk

Indicators of speaker and microphone signal

Webcam switch

Call-in phone numberand pin number

Wimba Room: Participant Status

Status indicators: changed by participants with buttons on lower left

Presenter’s controls for participants’video, audio, chat, and co-presentersYes

No

Raise handHow you feel right now

Room pulse, see next slide

Wimba Room: Room Pulse

I’m the only person in the room: I agree, raise my hand, and I’m confused!

And I have a lousy connection, maybe that’s why I’m confused…

Wimba: PPT Display on “eboard”

Wimba Room: Archive

Play whole presentation with “Archive Start”Or click on individual time markers

Presence in archive is recorded

Popular STEM Talks Fall 2010

Speaker Title Date

Time Room

Dion Stewart

The Science of Natural and Synthetic Diamonds

10/4 1:30 pm CN-2240

Michael Seigle

Political Polling: Advantages and Uses in the Georgia 2010 Elections

10/11

1:30 pm CN-2240

Steve Fitzpatrick

Modeling Wildfires 10/22

1:30 pm CC-1220

Fred Buls Newest Images from the Far Side of the Moon

TBA TBA TBA

David Suddoth

We Use Math Everyday But Don’t Know It!

TBA TBA TBA

login for participants: http://67.202.209.30/launcher.cgi?room=stem