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| Thursday, 21 July 2005: 1:30 PM-2:15 PM | |||
| Pacific J (San Francisco Marriott) | |||
| H-1: Adding “Voice” to WebCT Courses | |||
| Detailed Description: | During the spring 2005 semester, Chico State conducted two pilot projects which examined the faculty use of voice in their WebCT classes. The two projects included multi-way audio and EduVoice technologies from Horizon Wimba. The presentation will include the findings of both projects which include a pre and post survey of faculty and students. Pilot faculty members will also be presenting live using the technology and will help facilitate the discussion of best practices. | ||
| Presentation Format: | Showcase | ||
| Topic: | Enabling learning: Effective instructional practices and flexible design models | ||
| Target Audience: | Course Designers, E-learning Managers, Faculty and Other Instructors | ||
| Appropriate Audience Level: | Experienced WebCT users | ||
| Abstract Text: | One complaint instructional designers hear consistently about teaching with technology is that faculty members feel like they lose touch with their students. One major factor is that they feel with technology, they lose the ability to verbally communicate with students. CSU Chico understands the importance of making a technology class as similar as the live classroom environment and is dedicated to evaluating emerging technology which achieves such a feat. During the course of the three month pilot, a number of faculty tested two voice options that are available from HorizonWimba. One technology tested was multiway audio. This is similar to the live classroom software, although participants can talk to each on another using a microphone. The types of activities the faculty members used this technology for was for virtual office hours, live lectures and student presentations who are at a distance. The second technology was the EduVoice suite. The EduVoice suite has a voice board, voice chat, and voice announcements. The activities faculty members used for this technology was group discussions for students at a distance and the use of the voice board to record student three-minute oral exams for a Spanish class. The pilot project included an evaluation of the software in pre- and post- surveys. From the surveys, we were able to determine product suggestions, a “best practices” guide for this type of technology and future uses of the tools. | ||
| Session Leader: | Jennifer A. Nowotny California State University, Chico | ||
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