Until theres teleportation theres always videoconferencing Alison Walker

Until there’s teleportation… there’s always videoconferencing Alison Walker Learning and Development Coordinator Welsh Video Network

What is the Welsh Video Network? Welsh Video Network Support Centre: Technical Support Learning and Teaching Support

But do people use it? 386 conferences (January – May 2009) Average 78 conferences per month 630 hours

Interviews

Meetings http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=QNb. Xwo. Q-r. Xo

Centre for Welsh Medium Higher Education Aberystwyth University of Glamorgan 12 Subject Network Panels Project team Meetings Script Writing Shared Teaching Load Guest speakers face-to face element Next year…. Online exercises

MA Ancient History and Classical Culture …students benefit from the range of expertise within classics departments in Wales. Smaller institutions could draw on the broad range of academic skills from across three institutions. It allowed the development of parallel MA schemes which could be taught collaboratively across three institutions. Dr D W Gill, Swansea University

MA Lifelong Learning Swansea University Pembrokeshire College without video conferencing I wouldn’t have enrolled on this course …participating in the lectures that I would not otherwise have been able to. The course is quite intense and the additional travelling time, of well over 2 hrs each week, would have made attendance impossible …am impressed with using videoconferencing and would definitely use it again

Never underestimate… The Importance of the Tutor Confidence with the technology Variety of teaching strategies Creating a single group Local Support Use of resources Independent learner Prepared to participate Confidence with the technology The Role of the learner

But I won’t use it for distance learning… Higher Education Link Project WVN HELP Admissions Tutors Aberystwyth: Sport and Exercise Science; Theatre, Film, and TV Studies. Bangor: Chemistry; Computer Science; Electronic Engineering; English. Swansea: Adult Nursing. UWIC: Dental Technology; Hospitality and Catering; Psychology.

WVN Lecture Series Pilot Subject: Welsh Un Nos Ola Leuad Mihangel Morgan’s Short Stories Martha Jac a Sianco Modern Welsh Poetry Hedd Wyn Siwan Dan Gadarn Goncrit

and finally… Distance to Cardiff 45 miles 32 kg of CO 60 2 minutes Average time to Cardiff Average cost of travel £ 36. 00 http: //www. nef. org. uk/greencompany/co 2 calculator. htm Average cost of travel time £ 60. 00 Total Travel Costs £ 96. 00 per 1 person car

Welsh Video Network Alison Walker Learning and Development Coordinator Welsh Video Network a. walker@swansea. ac. uk learning@wvn. ac. uk 01792 513519