Implementing Videoconferencing Project Results into Lifelong Education

HRADILOVÁ, Alena and Libor ŠTĚPÁNEK. Implementing Videoconferencing Project Results into Lifelong Education. In Diverse 2008. 2008.

Basic information

• Original name: Implementing Videoconferencing Project Results into Lifelong Education
• Authors: HRADILOVÁ, Alena and Libor ŠTĚPÁNEK.
• Edition: Diverse 2008, 2008.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
• Country of publisher: Netherlands
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Language Centre
• Keywords (in Czech): videokonference, celoživotní vzdělávání, jazykové vzdělávání
• Keywords in English: videoconferencing, life-long learning, language learning
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

The INVITE project (Leonardo da Vinci programme) which experiments with implementing videoconferencing skills into existing teaching modules at universities (Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic and University of Wales, Aberystwyth) was introduced to the Diverse community in Lillehammer, 2007. One of the project aims is to create and test innovative teaching methods and materials used in videoconferencing through English as a second language. In order to obtain a greater impact and achieve better sustainability of the project results in learning infrastructures, the results have been further tested and implemented into life-long learning programmes outside the universities and courses offered to private firms and to general public. Incorporation of videoconferencing into standard language classes at the universities has been relatively easy and videoconferencing holds a strong position in the course syllabuses. Sustainability of project results within the life-long educational programmes, however, seems to be a more complicated issue and will, for many practical reasons, be more difficult. We will share our latest experience from both university and life-long learning courses, present new teaching materials we use for training videoconferencing skills in a foreign language and show some discussion stimulating video-recordings that illustrate effective collaborative interaction and telepresence activities from the courses.