Webconferencing with Breeze Video communication in distance learning
Introduction • ‘’Surfgroepen’’ provided by Surfnet • Service for employees and students • Online collaboration platform
What is Breeze? • Web based • Communicate through webcam and headset • Share / present documents • Chat • Questions through Poll • Share applications
How do we use it? • Experiments interactive web lectures • Private use in institution • As a Tool in distance language education
Spanish language education • Kristi Jauregi • Series of pilots • Communication with Granada, Barcelona and Santiago de Chili
The Goals • Taskbased learning • improve authenticity • intercultural understanding
Set-up for a session • • • •
Students take control Teachers introduced session Technicians present for help Session where recorded
5 interactive tasks • • • •
1) 1 on 1 discussion 2) Writing a document 3) Group communication 4) Sharing documents and audio
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Conclusion • •
new dimension to foreign language teaching Specific tasks are important
Workshop • • • •
Task will be in the environment Start the video Discuss what you think it is about White a shot report on the subject together