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Case Study
Students from a West Yorkshire School are meeting
colleagues across the globe without leaving their desks
thanks to the very latest communications technology.
Staff at the school have invested in Remote Review
Classroom which is opening up a whole new world of
educational opportunities.
They are holding link-ups between Halifax and schools
in Germany, France, Spain and the Czech Republic for first
hand modern language practice and the exchange of cultural
and lifestyle experiences.
Closer to home, the technology is used for ‘virtual
visits’ to the National Mining Museum in Wakefield,
and the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
The Deputy Headteacher explains: “Remote Review
is a very exciting development for the school which
will revolutionise classroom-based learning for our
students and add a whole new dimension to the curriculum.”
Remote Review Classroom is supplied by Direct Visual – the
UK’s leading independent supplier of videoconferencing
solutions.
The school has also begun to offer it's A-Level courses out to other colleges and schools via
videoconference. This has allowed them to recoup some of the investment they made by sharing
the course tuition fees recieved by the establishments they supply their courses to.
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Videoconferencing technology
is often used for distance
learning in the following ways:
Students can take classes not
offered at their school,
such as
law or foreign
language courses.
Educational establishments can
offer classes during “off-hours”
and to students who cannot
attend traditional
classes.
Educational establishments can
link up with businesses to offer
employee training or
certification.
Teachers can “team teach”
with
remote teachers, sharing
subject matter expertise
or a
unique approach to
a topic. |
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