{"id":158,"date":"2017-04-03T13:44:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T12:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/?p=158"},"modified":"2020-07-30T16:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T15:46:00","slug":"online-seminars-group-discussions-using-skype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/online-seminars-group-discussions-using-skype\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Seminars: Group discussions using Skype"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flexible opportunities to communicate with tutors and engage in learning is increasingly required in which to meet the needs of students with diverse working patterns and lifestyles.<!--more--> Programme Director, Dr Virginia Bower, has devised a regular webinar strategy to allow students to discuss their progress and learning outside the traditional classroom \/ office environment (for the unacquainted, a webinar is a seminar conducted over the internet). By using Skype and Doodle Poll software, the strategy allows students to communicate with both their peers and tutor at various times and locations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Online Seminars: Group discussions using Skype\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QYvXdv5o7A8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font_8\">Strategy<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font_8\">After enrolling on a programme of study, students are requested to download the Skype software for free and register a username \u2013 this is then communicated to the tutor in readiness for their first webinar. &nbsp;After collecting a list of usernames, the tutor can then generate a Skype group in which to generate a simultaneous conversation with a range of students in a variety of&nbsp;locations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Given the fact that students have diverse commitments and responsibilities, it is often difficult to arrange a time for an online discussion that allows all to attend. The use of Doodle Poll is used to address this challenge; students are invited to indicate times they are available, whilst being able to&nbsp;see when others are available too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Once a time has been agreed, the tutor and students join the Skype group chat that allows them to&nbsp;simultaneously see and listen to each other.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font_8\">Benefits<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font_8\">This strategy provides the following benefits for teaching and learning:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"font_8\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"font_8\">The strategy provides the flexibility and convenience of allowing students access to learning and tutorials at various locations without the restriction of the traditional classroom.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"font_8\">The strategy allows collaboration in which &nbsp;students and tutors can&nbsp;discuss the&nbsp;learning&nbsp;experience and share ideas \u2013 it therefore has the benefits of widening and enriching students&#8217;&nbsp;understanding in what might otherwise be an isolated activity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"font_8\">Resources and support<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font_8\">The following tools and resources offer guidelines for the implementation of the above strategy within your own pedagogic practice. The tools and resources are separated into three categories: Easy, intermediate or advanced.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"font_8\">Easy<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font_8\"><strong>Creating a Skype Group chat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">If you do not already have Skype on your computer, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skype.com\/en\/download-skype\/skype-for-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">After you have access to Skype, you will need to create an account &#8211; to do this, click <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.live.com\/signup?lcid=1033&amp;wa=wsignin1.0&amp;rpsnv=13&amp;ct=1494313715&amp;rver=6.7.6626.0&amp;wp=MBI_SSL&amp;wreply=https%3a%2f%2flw.skype.com%2flogin%2foauth%2fproxy%3fsite_name%3dlw.skype.com%26form%3dmicrosoft_registration%26fl%3dphone2&amp;lc=1033&amp;id=293290&amp;mkt=en-GB&amp;uaid=8f396288668e3ad867fbd9ae92467b11&amp;psi=skype&amp;lw=1&amp;cobrandid=90010&amp;client_flight=hsu%2cReservedFlight33%2cReservedFlight67&amp;fl=phone2&amp;lic=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">The following video explains how to generate a <strong>Skype Group chat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Skype Essentials for Windows Desktop: How to Make a Group Video Call\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I4C1DGzHiis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"font_8\">Easy<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font_8\"><strong>Creating a Doodle Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Doodle Polls allow you to organise meeting times at points when everyone is available &#8211; the tool offers the opportunity to indicate your preferences whilst also seeing other peer \/ colleague availability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">To create a Doodle account, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doodle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">The following video demonstrates how to generate a Doodle poll:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Productivity Tutorial - Using Doodle for easy group scheduling\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mjn4LG4pmeE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font_8\">Further support<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font_8\">If you need further support implementing this strategy, or you would like to know more, contact either the Senior Lecturer in Blended Learning, Lee Hazeldine (<a href=\"mailto:lee.hazeldine@canterbury.ac.uk\">lee.hazeldine@canterbury.ac.uk<\/a>), or the Learning Technologist, Sam McFarlane (<a href=\"mailto:sam.mcfarlane@canterbury.ac.uk\">sam.mcfarlane@canterbury.ac.uk<\/a>) to arrange a discussion at your convenience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ppPrt7-4aw_SinglePostMediaTop_MediaPost__0_0_date\" class=\"s_usaAWRichTextClickableSkin\">\n<div id=\"ppPrt7-4aw_SinglePostMediaTop_MediaPost__0_0_daterichTextContainer\" class=\"s_usaAWRichTextClickableSkin_richTextContainer s_usaAWRichTextClickableSkinrichTextContainer\">\n<p class=\"font_9\"><strong>April 3, 2017&nbsp;|&nbsp;Dr Virginia Bower<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flexible opportunities to communicate with tutors and engage in learning is increasingly required in which to meet the needs of students with diverse working patterns and lifestyles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124862,"featured_media":202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,34],"tags":[389,14,393,390],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","category-education","tag-accessible-learning","tag-collaboration","tag-doodle-poll","tag-skype"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"authorName":"Lee Hazeldine","featuredImage":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/2017\/07\/seminar2.jpg","postExcerpt":"Flexible opportunities to communicate with tutors and engage in learning is increasingly required in which to meet the needs of students with diverse working patterns and lifestyles.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/124862"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2294,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions\/2294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}