taking off with eaglevision: the live virtual classroom

Taking Off with

EagleVision:The Live Virtual

Classroom

SACS 2010 Annual MeetingDecember 2010

John Watret, Ph.D.Executive Vice President and Chief

Academic Officer

Becky VasquezChief Technology Officer

Kees Rietsema, Ph.D.Department Chair, Business Administration

The Wright Flyer

T. Higbee EmbryCofounder

J. Paul RiddleCofounder

About Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• Two residential campuses (Florida and Arizona)

• Worldwide Campuses – 158 Locations and extensive online learning

Daytona BeachCampus

Worldwide Campuses Prescott Campus

Agenda

• ‘EagleVision’ defined• People, planning, process– Technology standards– Faculty training

• Assessment• Best Practices• Demonstration• Results• What’s next? • Question & Answer

The Problem

• Low enrollments for some courses throughout distributed network

• Lack of qualified local faculty

• Cancelled classes

The Solution

Create one virtual classroom by linking multiple physical classrooms with one instructor.

• Faculty initiativeProvost grant

• Proof of concept

• Enterprise solution

San Diego, CA‘remote’

classroom

Phoenix, AZ‘remote’

classroom

Las Vegas, NV‘host’ with instructor

• Web video conferencing platform, powered by Saba Centra

• Lesson recording and archiving• Collaborative technology– Audio and video over the internet– Chatting– Polling– Application sharing– Whiteboard sharing

5 Ways to Learn:

1. Traditional Classroom – at more than 158 locations worldwide

2. Online – from anywhere in the world3. EagleVision Classroom – web video conferencing

from any classroom4. EagleVision Home – web video conferencing

from the convenience of your home5. Blended Program – combine learning modes to

suit your lifestyle

Delivery Modes

EagleVisionVirtual Synchronous Learning Environment

The 3 “P”s

People

• Who needs to be involved?• Oversight group– Faculty– Staff

• Trainer

Planning

Technology Setup

Step 3

Step 2

Step 1

Process

• EagleVision Deployment Procedures and Operations published

• Faculty training and certification process

For Faculty

1. Pre-work – 3 hours2. Training (small groups) – 3 hours3. Load course materials and practice4. Final certification – 1 hour5. Ongoing practice

• Tutorials available, add screen shot of ERNIE site

• Why would one student love taking online classes and another dislike them???

Assessment Cannot just be “good enough”!

Feedback – Instructor comments– Student and faculty

surveys

Periodic process reviews– Identify problems and

solutions– Usability & quality

control

• I love Eagle Vision. I wish every class I had to take could be on Eagle Vision. (hint, hint)

• I really enjoy EV and I am currently trying to get some of my friends to try it.

• Great instructor! Eagle-Vision Home was utilized very effectively. I am 100% Satisfied

• Some members of the class (myself included) had problems with audio which was distracting.

Best Practices• Login 15 minutes prior to class start• Minimum hardware and software critical– Especially bandwidth!

• Have backup plans• Use variety of the tools to support

engagement - “edutainment”• Follow up on technical issues• Practice!

Demonstration

137 classrooms396 certified faculty

January, 2007

March, 2

007

May, 2007

August, 2007

October, 2

007

January, 2008

March, 2

008

May, 2008

August, 2008

October, 2

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January, 2009

March, 2

009

May, 2009

August, 2009

October, 2

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January, 2010

March, 2

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May, 2010

August, 2010

October, 2

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200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600Registered Students

EV Classroom

EV Home

Term

Num

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f Stu

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s

Online 37,672

Classroom42,795

EagleVision Classroom

4,216

Blended Learning 2,064EagleVision Home

3,086

Mobility &Collaboration

Redefine engagement opportunities within EagleVision Classroom• Near term, cell phone polls –

www.polleverywhere.com• Long term• Grant application• Input devices for all students in each

classroom

Investing in eLearning

• Is an institution’s mission to “be the best at providing online pay slips?”

• Academic ERP

John Watret, Ph.D. John.Watret@erau.edu

Becky VasquezRebecca.Vasquez@erau.edu

Twitter: @beckyvasquez

Kees Rietsema, Ph.D. Kees.Rietsema@erau.edu

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