{"id":3641,"date":"2014-08-27T01:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2016-03-03T15:59:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T15:59:22","slug":"collaborating-all-over-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2014\/08\/27\/collaborating-all-over-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborating all over the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using Blackboard Collaborate to support students based outside the UK<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Pam Nicol has a number of roles at the University \u2013 this posting involves her work on the Masters in International Higher Education. Pam has been using Collaborate since it was introduced to the MIHE team about four years ago, and previously to that used the Wimba system. \u00a0This piece is derived from an interview I did with Pam on 6th August 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I teach on the Masters in International Higher Education \u2013 specifically a series of six sessions about strategic management, via Collaborate, to students located all over the world. Collaborate has been really useful \u2013 allowing me to present live and to recorded the sessions for students who can\u2019t join at the time.<\/p>\n

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Blackboard Collaborate \u00a9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Collaborate is a great piece of technology \u2013 it\u2019s been very reliable \u2013 it hasn\u2019t let me down once!<\/p>\n

When I was first asked to teach using web conferencing technologies I was quite nervous, but quite quickly it became evident how easy it was to use \u2013 to the extent that an IT novice like myself could use the technology quite effectively.<\/p>\n

My introduction to the Collaborate system was hardly ideal \u2013 consisting of a quick run through from colleagues about half an hour before I was due to give a session. Needless to say, there were a few problems with that first session, but now I have a big \u2018Press the Record Button\u2019 above my monitor as a reminder!<\/p>\n

The structure of my sessions are an hour for a lecture, then an hour for follow-up questions \/ individual tutorial. The six sessions are delivered around 5:30pm, for an hour, with tutorials \/ questions between 6:30 and 7:30. The twilight timing seems to fit in with students across multiple time zones.<\/p>\n

Students use the mic or the chat window to ask questions during the session, and I remain online for up to an hour after the lecture to pick up on individual questions that students don\u2019t want to raise in front of the group.<\/p>\n

One of the main issues I\u2019ve had to overcome is finding a quiet space \u2013 a shared office is not ideal. My currently favourite location is one of the small rooms in the SIC – as beyond 5pm it gets very quiet and I can borrow their headphones and camera.<\/p>\n

Other issues I\u2019ve experienced is unsuitable equipment that students or visiting lectures might try to use. We\u2019ve also had some issues with visiting lecturers using Mac equipment. However, on the whole we\u2019ve not had many issues with student\u2019s equipment \u2013 noting that the instructions that Blackboard and Edge Hill have put in place to support students is very good (http:\/\/www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/1642\/<\/a>)\u2013 most students who are experiencing problems try to solve it themselves using the guides before they contact me.\u00a0 A new guide is available via eShare on equipment that has been tested by Learning Services and is consdered to work well with Blackboard Collaborate (http:\/\/www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/5262\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also noticed that teams in the Faculty of Health are more ready to try new technologies such as Collaborate.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think we would be able to deliver the qualification without Collaborate \u2013 I can\u2019t see a way of getting students from all over the world involved in a class discussion except through web conferencing technologies.<\/p>\n

My advice to staff thinking of doing some sessions with their students is just to have a go \u2013 and don\u2019t get put off by the first few steps (that can be a little daunting for the novice). Also, write a script and print this out to have with you as you deliver \u2013 this is very useful for \u2018filling in\u2019 when there are gaps in the flow \u2013 and include comments such as what the weather\u2019s been like recently. And if you are in a shared office, find somewhere else, or book a classroom.<\/p>\n

My advice to the institution would be to see if Collaborate might be used to make courses that are not viable due to low numbers open to a wider audience.<\/p>\n

And finally, one thing I\u2019d really like is a feature to enable me to have a room available to invite students from anywhere in \u2013 not needing to setup a course area for them.”<\/p>\n

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\"BestofTEL_SMALL\"<\/a>Pam Nicol
\n<\/strong>Learning Facilitator
\nStudent Services<\/p>\n

Telephone: \u00a001695 584190 x 4190
\nEmail:\u00a0nicolp@edgehill.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s evident that Pam is very enthusiastic about the Collaborate technology \u2013 and she is demonstrating excellent practice in terms of delivery and recording. Pam would be pleased to discuss this with anyone at Edge Hill \u2013 her contact details are above.<\/h1>\n

I have also helped Pam achieve her final request above \u2013 using a tutor room in a course area. I\u2019ll be creating a guide and blog post about this technique in a later posting, but it you want to know about this or any of the tools within the Learning Edge Suite contact your Learning Technologist (see the\u00a0Faculty Contacts on this page<\/a>) or email the LTD Team on\u00a0LTDSupport@edgehill.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0or x7754.<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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