The Global Classroom Initiative: Successes, Challenges and Possibilities

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The Global Classroom Initiative Successes,
Challenges and Possibilities
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• Martha Garcia
• Modern Languages Literatures
• mgarcia_at_mail.ucf.edu

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Benefits

• A bridge between/among countries
• A better understanding of different cultures
• Interaction between faculty and students around
  the world
• Cross-cultural teaching and learning course
• Real life situations Theory and practice in
  action

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Some previous considerations
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• What type of network, IP, ISDN, PRI, is
  available?
• What is your video conferencing objective
  language, internalization, globalization, etc.?
• How many times will you include this type of
  session as part of your lesson plans?
• How many countries and/or cities will be
  connected?

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Cont.
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• How many students will be presenton both sides?
  
• How many faculty will be involvedon both sides?
• Pre-assessment of each session
• Post-assessment of each session
• Documentation

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Budget
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• What will be your total budget?    
• Polycom versus Skype
• http//www.polycom.com
• http//www.skype.com

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Recommendations
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• If it is possible, schedule each session one
  month in advance
• Pilot session
• Test session
• Informal session
• Formal session