Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h63HdbC25135; Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:39:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:39:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <020801c34189$95d20580$e60110ac@gkohout> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "George Kohout" <gkohout@hcc.mass.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2915] RE: Professional Development with videoconferencing X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3174 Lines: 85 Hello Everyone ... Kevin, thanks for the nice introduction .... Yes, Janet, over the past 3 years SABES in Massachusetts has been trying to incorporate video-conferencing into many of our Professional Development events and meetings. Like many other projects it has had successes and pitfalls. Videoconferencing comes in a number of flavors. Most of our experience is with group meeings scheduled simultaneously in Community Colleges throughout the state. Most campuses use a technology or product called Picture-Tel - or Pictel that uses ISDN lines as their backbone. The physical arrangements vary but most can accommodate 15 to 20 participants at a site and usually have other hightech toys available such as document viewers and interactive whiteboards. This equipment and telephone / infrastructure charges can be rather expensive and not within the budgets of most ABE programs, hence the piggy-backing on Community College facilities when they are available. We have also begun to explore meeting via individual webcams on office PCs which is much more cost effective but there are many security issues that have to be resolved before this becomes a useful practice. Please feel free to contact me for further information, other resources and useful anecdotes for your TECH21 Project. George Kohout SABES West 413-552-2069 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin O'Connor" <koconnor@framingham.k12.ma.us> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:45 AM Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2913] RE: Professional Development with videoconferencing > The Massachusetts System for Adult Basic Educator Support (SABES) has done some of this. Massachusetts DOE has been exploring Distance Learning through several pilot sites, and there are a number of other DL programs in the state. Happily, some of this expertise has ended up in SABES. Erica Walsh used to work w/ SABES in the western part of the state, although she has moved on to another company now. Try them @ www.SABES.org > > Kevin O'Connor > Framingham Adult ESL > 508-626-4282 > koconnor@framingham.k12.ma.us > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janet Smith [mailto:smith@literacy.upenn.edu] > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:16 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2912] Professional Development with > videoconferencing > > > As part of the TECH21 project, we are looking into uses of videoconferencing for professional development with adult education teachers. If you are involved in videoconference PD or know of a program that has used it, please let me know so that I can followup. I'm happy to summarize the information for the group. > > Many thanks in advance. > Janet > -- > Janet C. Smith, PhD > Senior Editor and Manager of Internet Communications > National Center on Adult Literacy / International Literacy Institute > Graduate School of Education / University of Pennsylvania > Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 > phone: 215-746-6736 > email: smith@literacy.upenn.edu > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]
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