Videoconference training
Policy and standards
Academic Senate, at its May 2003 meeting, endorsed a draft policy and associated a set of standards regarding appropriate staff training and skills capabilities for those engaged in videoconference teaching. It sets out:
- Minimum training requirements and skills capabilities for teaching staff wishing to use the University's centrally provided videoconference facilities through IT Resources.
- Further training and standards for full capability.
See Policy and Standards on Videoconference Training for Teaching Staff [PDF] for details.
Training
The University's training course, Effective Videoconference Teaching, has been designed to meet the standards set by the Policy. Training sessions are available on request – contact training@calt.utas.edu.au.
Staff resources
The following are all PDF documents, and grouped by type.
Teaching tips and guides
> Good camera shots
> Good visuals
> Practice with a partner
> Preparing students for a videoconference
> Presenter tips
> Promoting interactivity in a videoconference
> Questioning techniques
> Sound in your videoconference
> The first tutorial
> Tips for multipointing
> Using the document camera effectively
> Videoconference teaching strategies: Some hints & tips
> Evaluating your videoconference session
Checklists, evaluation forms and planning tools
Checklists:
> Self assessment skills/capabilities checklist
> Quick checklist for preparing an effective videoconference session
Evaluation tools:
> Videoconferencing – Instructor self evaluation
> Videoconferencing – Student evaluation
Planning tools:
> Planning the videoconference component for your course
> Teaching a unit cross-campus: Delivery options
> Delivery systems at UTAS: An overview
> Interactive videoconference session
> Interactive videoconference session – example
General
> An introduction to videoconference teaching
> Guide to arranging videoconferences at UTAS
> Videoconferencing: An introduction for the guest presenter
> Copyright and videoconferencing
> Planning for videoconference teaching in your course
> Glossary of videoconference terms
Student guides
> Videoconferencing: Student guide
> Protocols for participating in a videoconference: Student guide