Internet = Exploring Different Dimensions

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Internet Exploring Different Dimensions
WSU Global Learning 2002 Conference and Internet2
Day
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With Video Conferencing

• Tonya Witherspoon
• Karen Reynolds
• Wichita State UniversityCollege of Education

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Project Goals

• Explore the use of Internet2 and video
  conferencing to
• Remotely collaborate and exchange ideas with MIT
  and other Internet2 universities
• Share Internet2 vision with K-12 community

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Benefits of Remote Collaborations

• Collaboration among diverse and geographically
  dispersed institutions/faculty/students
• MIT, Mesa State College, WSU - sharing research
  and projects

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Benefits of Remote Collaborations

• Decreased travel time and expense allowing for
  more frequent collaboration
• KU, KSU, ESSDACK, WSU - grant planning

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Benefits of Remote Collaborations

• Face-to-face exchanges vs. email or phone are
  familiar and comfortable
• HPRTEC, USD 259, KSDE, WSU - assessment planning

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Benefits of Internet2sK-20 Initiative

• Expand Transition to Teaching Program
• Faculty remotely observe student teachers
• Students remotely participate in on-campus
  classes
• Faculty/Student immediate face-to-face exchange

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Benefits of Internet2s K-20 Initiative

• Video Conferencing with K-12 Schools
• Increased access to experts
• Decreased travel time and expense
• Face-to-face exchanges vs. email or phone
• Shared teaching resources

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Benefits of Internet2sK-20 Initiative

• Allow Global Experiences within Teaching and
  Learning
• Virtual field trips
• Global experts
• Global communities

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Challenges

• Technical challenges
• Networks
• Firewalls
• Physical challenges
• Lighting
• Background
• Sound
• New communication etiquette
• Remember your first email?

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Technology

• Polycom Viewstation
• High speed network connection (hardwire)
• Monitor
• Polycom ViaVideo
• Windows desktop or laptop with USB
• High speed network connection

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Technical Support Issues

• Mesa State
• Firewall
• Access to technical support
• Western Kansas
• Firewall
• No centralized network management
• No in-house technical support
• MIT
• microphone

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Resources

• Video Learning Tools
• http//pt3.org/stories/video.html
• Video Conferencing Cookbook
• http//www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook/
• Video Conferencing for Learning
• http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/

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Contact Information

• Tonya Witherspoon
• tonya.witherspoon_at_wichita.edu
• Karen Reynolds
• karen.reynolds_at_wichita.edu