Video Conference - Investigating management
Video conferencing tools:
Benefits of videoconferencing:
Providers for video conferencing:
Once you have done a few organised sessions and feel comfortable using the technology, you will be able to make connections with people and organise your own presenters.
Video Conference lesson
Research the work of the organisation or person that will be running the videoconference.
Provide a brief summary of the work of the organisation or person.
Formulate a number of questions that you can ask to the person during the videoconference. These may relate to the work of your class as a whole or your own geographical inquiry.
As a class collect the questions that have been designed and remove any duplicates. It may be beneficial to send the questions to your presenter ahead of the video conference.
- Skype
- Google Hangouts
- Adobe Connect
Benefits of videoconferencing:
- Students can engage with professionals/experts in the field.
- Questions can be asked that relate specifically to your class study.
- Students can ask questions that relate to their own geographical inquiry.
Providers for video conferencing:
- Reef HQ (regularly run sessions on coral reefs)
- DART connections (facilitates a range of presentations from many organisations. NSW DEC, but can sometimes include others)
- ANSTO (run regular sessions with ANSTO scientists. The odd session has an environmental focus)
- Macquarie University – Leap Links (regular run sessions open to all schools on a range of subjects)
Once you have done a few organised sessions and feel comfortable using the technology, you will be able to make connections with people and organise your own presenters.
Video Conference lesson
Research the work of the organisation or person that will be running the videoconference.
Provide a brief summary of the work of the organisation or person.
Formulate a number of questions that you can ask to the person during the videoconference. These may relate to the work of your class as a whole or your own geographical inquiry.
As a class collect the questions that have been designed and remove any duplicates. It may be beneficial to send the questions to your presenter ahead of the video conference.
