taking off with eaglevision: the live virtual classroom
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Presented at SACS Conference, December 2010TRANSCRIPT
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
008
January, 2009
March, 2
009
May, 2009
August, 2009
October, 2
009
January, 2010
March, 2
010
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
ber o
f Stu
dent
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. [email protected]
Becky [email protected]
Twitter: @beckyvasquez
Kees Rietsema, Ph.D. [email protected]
Q&A slide