Teleconference, the internet and a colleague : a match made in ...

Abstract

My graduate studies have centred on the use of technologies such as the Internet in the classroom. In most of my classes I was able to apply technological concepts to the topic at hand. For my culminating activity I have applied the knowledge I have gained to help another teacher use technology in her class. Specifically, I helped Connie Gross set up and administer an Internet home page in a Social Studies 30 audiographic conferencing class for the Lethbridge Community College Off-campus centres. In addition we discussed, implemented, and evaluated strategies for using the Internet in a teleconference class. I feel that the opportunity to guide a colleague through concepts I have gleaned while in graduate studies has been an excellent way to complete my graduate studies program. This, then, is the culminating report to my activities. Herein I include a journal recorded during the process and a summation of the journal in a report. Also, in the appendices I include some valuable informtion. First, a report written by Connie regarding her experience. Next, samples of email and listserv postings. Finally, perhaps the most important, Connie's web site. (To view the web site in a better format direct your web browser to http://www.agt.net/public/taIc/ss30Iindex.htm .)