Breaking Down the Walls with Interactive Distance Learning

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Breaking Down the Walls with Interactive
Distance Learning

• Brad Niessen
• Instructional Technology Specialist
• Interactive Distance Learning Facilitator

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What is Interactive Distance Learning?

• Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) is a term
  used to describe an interactive educational video
  network that connects two or more locations,
  eliminating the barriers of concrete walls, time
  and distance.

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Price -Harris
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What is Interactive Distance Learning?

• These are shared video environments that are
  fully interactive. They allow everyone to see and
  hear each other live.

North High
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What is Interactive Distance Learning?

• Instead of face to face instruction like a
  traditional classroom, students and teachers see
  each other on large monitors or on a large screen
  with a projected image.

Connection with Greenbush
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What Does it Look Like?

• There are two types of IDL configurations
• Full-Mesh
• Set-Top

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What is needed?

• Full-Mesh
• Multiple cameras
• Multiple Microphones
• Touch screen
• Far end room control
• Session recording
• Document camera

South High
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What is needed?

• Set-Top
• Polycom VS700 Camera
• Microphone
• Projector
• Cart
• Screen

Set-Top Cart
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Set-Top Setup
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Who has What?

• Full-Mesh
• North
• South
• Southeast
• West

South High
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Who has What?

• Elementary Schools
• Cessna
• LOuverture
• Price Harris
• Other Sites
• ISC
• AMAC

• Set-Tops
• High Schools
• East
• Heights
• Northeast
• Northwest
• Middle Schools
• Gordon Parks
• Hadley
• Jardine
• Marshall

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How can it be used?

• Sharing Instruction

Mandarin Chinese
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How can it be used?

• Aquarium Visits

Alaskan SeaLife Center
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How can it be used?

• Real-World Discussions

Global Nomads
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How can it be used?

• Think Tanks

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How can it be used?

• Science Experts

NASA
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How can it be used?

• Collaborative Projects

PolyPals
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How can they be used?

• Video Field Trips
• Museums
• Animal Sanctuaries
• NASA
• Zoos
• Medical Field Trips
• College Visits
• Debate Practice

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How can they be used?

• PLC Time or Shared Staff Meetings
• Share Speakers
• Famous Authors
• Expert Interviews
• Leaders of Academia
• Sharing of Content
• Reinforcing Content
• Classroom Projects
• PolyPals

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Classroom Project Clearing House

• CAPSspace
• http//projects.twice.cc

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Locate Other Sessions

• Field Trip Database
• Click Here

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What is the Protocol?

• If you need to make a connection, please register
  it at
• http//itd.usd259.org/idl/idl_users_pa
  ge.htm
• All requests must be made at least 7 days from
  the event date
• You must have a funding source if there is a cost
  for the session

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What is the Protocol?

• All information is required in order for the
  request to be processed
• All connections must go through this process
• Any questions, contact Brad Niessen at
  bniessen_at_usd259.net