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IVC Versus Face-to-Face Instruction
With IVC technology, instructors can connect students at various locations. Instructors not only need
to master the IVC room equipment, but they also need to design course
content that enhances student interactions and takes advantage of the rooms' technology.
Interactive Video is similar to face-to-face instruction. However,
there are several significant differences:
- Technology
used to deliver course content.
- Use
of a Facilitator.
- Need
for contingency planning in case an IP connection is lost.
- Distance
between the remote and local sites.
- More
planning is required (i.e. delivery of exercises, assessments, exams,
evaluations, etc.). A lesson plan is a critical component of developing
an IVC class session.
- Importance
of an advanced syllabus. An advanced syllabus is more detailed than
a syllabus used for face to face instruction. It informs students
of the technology used, provides information on the facilitator, etc.
- Importance
of interactivity. IVC is like delivering information via TV and instructors
need to develop lessons where technology supports the class learning
objectives. The only exposure a remote student may have to the instructor
is from a video monitor. Interactivity becomes even more important
in these types of situations.
IVC Interactivity
The Interactive
Video Classroom contains a wide variety
of equipment that assists and facilitates the delivery of course
content from a distance. Effective IVC instruction therefore, incorporates a high level
of student interactivity and proficient use
of the room technology.
Student Interactivity
An IVC
instructor must always remember that some students are at a remote site location.
In developing
an IVC course, an instructor incorporates the concept of interactivity
in the delivery of instruction and presentation of course content.
Additional
instructional methods
to generate interactivity in the classroom include the following:
- group
discussions
- team
projects
- role
playing
- debates
- virtual
tours
- quizzes
and games (one location against the other, etc.)
- group
projects matching students in different locations
- demonstrations
- case
studies that encourage interactivity
For more information on how to add variety to an IVC course and how to make an IVC class interactive, click
here.
IVC Technology
Some technology considerations an instructor needs
to keep in mind when
teaching via interactive video are the following:
- The
instructor must realize he/she is "on TV."
- Students
must be told how to use the equipment, especially the push-to-talk
microphones.
- All
instruction at the remote site will be via a video monitor.
Students "see" a lecture differently on a screen than
when the faculty member is on-site.
- It
is recommended that the instructor prepare a "script"
of the lesson to be delivered. IVC may be a new medium for the instructor
and the script can be a good "reference tool" for the
instructor.
- Provide
the remote site facilitator with copies of presentation graphics
and materials in case a connection is lost.
- Prepare
"alternative" lesson plans that can be implemented in
case the connection between locations breaks down.
- The
instructor will need to know who to contact when there is a problem
with the equipment or network connection.
- Always
engage responses from students at all sites, especially remote sites
and pay special attention not to "ignore the remote site students."
- Instructors
must adequately pace questions and answer modes to account for students
at the remote site locations.
- Nonverbal
communication cues may be lost. Remember the limitations of the
delivery medium.
- Since
all presentation materials are displayed on video monitors,
the instructor will need to keep in mind "display size limitations"
when developing and producing materials.
- Pay
attention to what the remote site students are seeing on their monitors.
Don't leave a visual on the screen, especially a Power Point slide,
for long periods of time.
IVC Uses at ACC
ACC has Interactive Video Classrooms at all seven campuses:
- Cypress
- Eastview
- Northridge
- Pinnacle
- Rio Grande
- Riverside
- South Austin Campus
In addition,
ACC has Interactive Video at: Highland Business Center, and Fredericksburg. Here are just some of
the uses for the IVC technology:
- Credit
classes
- Staff
and faculty meetings
- Professional
development training
- Workshops,
conferences, and seminars
- International
project collaboration
- Interviews
and meetings
- Counseling
and Advising sessions
For more information on IVC classroom usage, click here. |
