Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA
01 December 200501 December 2005
Karen Lynch Karen Lynch - VC Curriculum - VC Curriculum Coordinator Coordinator
Lesley MoonLesley Moon- - Primary Teacher Primary Teacher
Teaching with VideoconferencingTeaching with Videoconferencing
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA
For every School in For every School in St. Helens LEA to have St. Helens LEA to have access to high quality access to high quality Video conferencing, Video conferencing, that can be accessed at that can be accessed at anytime within the anytime within the Borough, NWLG and Borough, NWLG and beyond.beyond.
The VisionThe Vision
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Story in August 2002Story in August 2002
16 Videoconferencing 16 Videoconferencing end points purchasedend points purchased
11 Secondary 11 Secondary schoolsschools
2 City Learning 2 City Learning Centres – Haydock Centres – Haydock and Rainhilland Rainhill
3 Loan units for 3 Loan units for primary schoolsprimary schools
November 2004 to November 2004 to datedate
Deployment of VC into Deployment of VC into all Schoolsall Schools
75 End points, 75 End points, 11 Secondary Schools11 Secondary Schools 56 Primary56 Primary 4 Special & PRU 4 Special & PRU 2 CLCs2 CLCs 1 Rivington Centre 1 Rivington Centre 1 Floating1 Floating
MCU, Gateway, MCU, Gateway, Gatekeeper and IPVCRGatekeeper and IPVCR
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA
Schools Video Schools Video Conferencing Champion Conferencing Champion
Staff TrainingStaff Training Curriculum Curriculum
Development TeamDevelopment Team Web Site – online Web Site – online
bookings etc.bookings etc. Monitoring and Monitoring and
EvaluationEvaluation
Recent Recent events events
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Lesson Lesson planning planning
Facilitators roleFacilitators role Accessible on the Accessible on the
web web Schemes of work Schemes of work
related to QCA related to QCA combined unitscombined units
RemarksRemarks Easy to followEasy to follow
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Look and learnLook and learnGlobal LeapGlobal LeapNational Space National Space
CentreCentreArt GalleriesArt GalleriesMuseumsMuseumsMFL LinksMFL Links
Usages Usages ??
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA
Networking schoolsNetworking schools Lesson Lesson
exemplificationexemplification Cross phase Cross phase
teaching and teaching and learninglearning
Research and Research and interviewinterview
Compete and Compete and motivatemotivate
Getting to know youGetting to know you
Usages Usages ??
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Continued Continued Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
Peer observationPeer observation Model lessonsModel lessons MentoringMentoring Teacher trainingTeacher training PPA timePPA time
Confidence Level
Focusing
Developing EstablishingEnhancin
gPossible
ConferencesTest ConferencesVirtual Prospectus
Compete and motivate e.g. Quizzes and competitionsModel lessons e.g. Numeracy and Literacy masterclasses to share best practiceCitizenship/ Speaking & Listening /PSHE lessons e.g. School Councils joining for debates, joint circle timesJoint inset e.g. sharing staff training therefore sharing costsHotseats e.g. MP or Author answering questions from a group of childrenCross phase teaching and learning e.g. Secondary schools giving MFL lessons to feeder PrimariesAwareness raising e.g. Governors, parents, trainees participating in lessonsExperts and visits e.g. Poet or expert visits one school and others share in costs.Booster lessons/ After school activities e.g. joint clubsGifted and Talented e.g. children challenged by engaging with G&T pupils in another school Conferences over ISDN to Museums and galleries etc.
Research and Interview Children research a topic and then prepare a video conference interview session or a number of sessions with an expert or an actor e.g. Henry VIIICollaboration for learning Schools research a subject and feedback on a regular basis to each other to evaluate learning and to make presentations about what they have learned. This can take place over a number of conferences.
Combined QCA units are currently being written by members of the Curriculum Development Team that link together a number of QCA units into a series of 10 to 15 lessons. All lessons are planned in detail. These are interspersed with about 5 or 6 videoconferences to draw the participating schools together.
Participants Schools using VC for first time
Schools beginning to use VC as a medium for delivering the curriculum
Schools becoming confident with VC equipment
School confident with VC.
Facilitators AST’s, VC Champions, Consultants, Advisers, teachers, museums and galleries, actors.
Video Conferencing Planning Grid
Confidence Level
Focusing Developing Establishing Enhancing
Able to turn on a unit and move camera around the room.Able to focus camera on an object.Able to make a call from the directory
Experience of taking part in at least five conferencesAble to operate a videoconferencing unit to a basic level e.g. Presents, camera movement, making a call.
Experience of taking part in at least ten conferences.Experience of facilitating at least two conferences.Ability to fully operate a videoconferencing unit to make a point to point and multi-point call.Experience of using a concert box.Some understanding of the elements that make up a high quality videoconference.Ability to evaluate videoconferences.
Experience of taking part in at least ten conferences.Experience of facilitating at least five conferences.A strong grasp of the technical elements of videoconferencing e.g. How the unit works, using ISDN, MCU, Gateway and Gatekeeper.Experience of sharing data in a variety of ways.Ability to train others in the use of videoconferencing and its Pedagogy.A strong understanding of the elements that make up a high quality videoconference.Ability to evaluate videoconferences.Ability to schedule conferences understanding the resource implications.Experience and understanding of Videoconferencing across the Region through NWLG and UKERNA
Participants using VC for first time
beginning to use VC as a medium for delivering the curriculum
becoming confident with VC equipment
confident and experienced with VC.
Video Conferencing Key Performance Indicators
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA
Transform teaching and learningTransform teaching and learning Provide access to a growing network Provide access to a growing network
of effective practiceof effective practice Allow pupil collaboration with others Allow pupil collaboration with others
in ways that are both educationally in ways that are both educationally and socially valuableand socially valuable
Provide networks for collaborative Provide networks for collaborative actionaction
Offer a tremendous boost to CPD Offer a tremendous boost to CPD opportunitiesopportunities
Build capacity for future Build capacity for future developmentsdevelopments
Provide new ways of working as Provide new ways of working as each enthusiast draws more and each enthusiast draws more and more colleagues into the learning more colleagues into the learning communitycommunity
VC the potential VC the potential to:to:
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
The FutureThe Future Sustainability & variety of conferencesSustainability & variety of conferences
Increase in members of curriculum Increase in members of curriculum teamteam
CPD – MFL at KS2?CPD – MFL at KS2?
Develop links with schools in other Develop links with schools in other LEA’sLEA’s
Increase confidence of VC champions - Increase confidence of VC champions - further participation & inputfurther participation & input
Video Conferencing Learning Video Conferencing Learning CommunityCommunity
Haydock City Learning Centre Haydock City Learning Centre Garswood Primary SchoolGarswood Primary SchoolSt. Helens LEASt. Helens LEA
Q & As