K-12 Videoconference Program Development: Another Resource in a Teacher’s Toolkit

Title: K-12 Videoconference Program Development: Another Resource in a Teacher’s Toolkit
Gordon Booth
19 November 2008 at 1:00 P.M. (Eastern)
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ABSTRACT
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This session will present one K-12 school division’s approach to the use of videoconference technology to enhance classroom instruction, expand choices for students, provide professional development for staff, and provide special services for students requiring assistance. The focus will be on strategies used to meet the needs of a small student population spread over a large geographic area. This session will examine the creation of courses using partnerships with external agencies and the steps taken toward a blended form of learning as well as the use of external expertise to enhance traditional classroom instruction.

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BIOGRAPHY
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Dr. Gordon Booth is the Videoconference Coordinator for the Grande Yellowhead Regional School Division, a publicly funded K-12 school division located in West-Central Alberta. This Division piloted the use of videoconference technology in 1994 and the program has grown significantly since that time. Gordon has had an interest in distributed/technologically mediated instruction for over thirty years and has presented at provincial, national and international conferences. His research area of interest is on the experience of the student in the technologically mediated environment.