Instructor Orientation Sessions
Academic Media Services also conducts orientation sessions each
semester. These are usually scheduled to take place in the last third of a
semester to prepare for the subsequent semester. Specific dates, times
and locations are announced in WSU Announcements. For more information or
to participate, contact Academic Media Support
Services.
To view streaming videos of previous Instructor Orientation Sessions or of
individual modules, click on the links below. If you are new to
streaming video, please go to
System Requirements and Guidelines for Access to Videostreams for more
information and set-up instructions.
(Real Player Required)
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Academic Media Services' Videoconference System: An Overview
(15 min.) Download
Power Point
An introduction to the videoconference facilities, systems and services that support academic courses.
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Adapting Your Course to be Effective via Videoconference
(21 min.) Download
Power Point
Course procedures and practices that will need to be modified when delivered via videoconference.
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Logistical Challenges of Teaching via Videoconference
(15 min.) Download
Power Point
Explains Academic Media Services that distribute course materials, order textbooks, and show videos. Also explores copyright issues and copying/fax policies.
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Designing Computer-Based Materials for Videoconferences: Text and Color
(8 min.) Download
Power Point
Techniques for effectively using computer-generated images text and Internet pages via videoconference.
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Designing Computer-Based Materials for Videoconferences: Graphs and Charts, Photos, Web Pages and Spreadsheets
(12 min.) Download
Power Point
Techniques for effectively using computer-generated graphs, spreadsheets, and charts via videoconference.
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Multimedia Options in the Videoconference Classroom
(19 min.) Download
Power Point
Audio and video media available in a typical WSU Videoconference classrooms and ways to employ them, including copyright compliance issues.
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Traveling to Visit Other Sites
(2.5 min.) Download
Power Point
Discusses benefits of and procedures for traveling to and teaching from the
various sites where your students are located.
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Assessing your Students, your Course and the Videoconference System
(7.5 min.) Download
Power Point
Explains the way the various institutional evaluations and exams, as well as your own course student assessment activities, will be supported by Academic Media Services. Includes discussion of student presentations.
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Using the Videoconference Classroom’s Video and Audio Equipment
(6 min.) No Power Point
Demonstrates that some activities typical in the face-to-face classroom don’t translate well into the videoconference environment: Covers movement/gesture, use of voice, wardrobe/jewelry, 35 mm. slides and transparencies, and compares whiteboard with overhead/document camera.
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Acclimating your Students on Day One
(17 min.)
Power Point
Day One activities familiarize students with the essential services and
acclimate them to the videoconference classroom.
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The Affective Domain: Warming Up the Videoconference Classroom
(38 min.)
Power Point
Adapting your teaching presence and practices to maximize your connection with all
your students.
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Fostering Interactions in the Videoconference Classroom
(27 min.)
Power Point
Finding creative ways to match your teaching needs and style to the Academic
Media Support services and technology, making the technology transparent and
increasing comfort.
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Small Group Activities in the Videoconference Classroom
(10 min.)
Power Point
Some ideas for integrating small group learning activities into your course
when it is delivered via videoconference.
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Consider a "Blended" Curriculum
(20 min.)
Power Point
Combining videoconference with other distance learning technologies to achieve
your course goals.
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