Videoconferencing Awareness Event: TDA & UKERNA

Teaching and Learning Observatories at Nottingham

Observatory: Nottingham University

This article outlines three joint forthcoming events in November by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) & UKERNA which explores the use of video-conferencing facilities in the classroom and aims to raise awareness of their capabilities.Events to be held:

1 November, Bailbrook House, London Road West, Bath, BA1 7JD
9 November, Digital World Centre, 1 Lowry Plaza, The Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 3UB
17 November, Isaac Newton Centre for Continuing Professional Development, 108a Lancaster Road, London, W11 1QS

Following feedback from the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) Support for ICT in ITT funding rounds in 2003/04 and 2004/05, videoconferencing has been identified as an area that teacher training providers wish to explore but experience problems in implementing.

In order to help address these issues, the TDA in partnership with United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association (UKERNA)* will be hosting a series of events dedicated to raising videoconferencing awareness and to promote the use of videoconferencing via JANET and the JANET Videoconferencing Service (JVCS)**.

Each event will feature presentations from Tim Arnold and Steve Cayley (Devon Curriculum Services); Dr Robert Symberlist, and Tim Boundy (UKERNA); and John Martin (JVCS). The events will include several examples of projects completed with the regional broadband consortia and a live videoconference with a national or local museum.

Notes:

*UKERNA (United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association) manages the operation and development of JANET, the UK education and research network. UKERNA is government funded, with the primary aim of providing and developing a network infrastructure that meets the needs of the education and research communities. (http://www.ja.net/)

**The JANET Videoconferencing Service is one of the JANET national services managed by UKERNA and is available to all UK universities, colleges and now schools. (http://www.jvcs.ja.net/)

For more details about these conferences please contact: Lya Noon lya.noon@tda.gov.uk

Attachments

Teaching and Learning Observatories (Do Coyle presentation (Bath).ppt - 2026Kb) powerpoint presentation by Do Coyle, University of Nottingham
Video Conferencing Services and Initiatives (VCPrimaryClassroomDR.ppt - 295Kb) David Raymond – Northern Grid for Learning & Paul Rickeard – Bailey Green Primary School
Video Conferencing In the Primary Classroom (VCPrimaryClassroomPR1.ppt - 329Kb) Bailey Green Primary School
Details of the presentation by Robert Lang (presentation.pdf - 6Kb) pdf format
Collaborative Technology in Languages Initiative (TDA Nov 2006 SC.ppt - 1112Kb) Powerpoint presentation by Steve Cayley
Video Conferencing in Primary Schools (TDA Nov 2006 LN.ppt - 3170Kb) Powerpoint Presentation by Tim Arnold

Keywords

TDA, UKERNA, videoconferencing, events

Find out more

UKERNA videoconferencing presentation (shown at all 3 events) (Powerpoint ) UKERNA videoconferencing presentation
JANET (htm ) The UK's education and research network

Supporting E-learning Communities in ITT Series - Southampton

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Topic Area

Events

QTS Standards

Q17 Know how to use skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT to support their teaching, S2.5 Use ICT effectively, both in teaching and to support wider role

Authors :

TDA

Other Contributor :

UKERNA

Publisher :

TDA

Article Id :

12866

Date Posted:

3/11/2006

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