The opportunity to learn more about the evolving technology that has made distance education more prevalent in health care education will soon be available to Health Science Center faculty and staff. The 2005 Video Conference Certification (VCC) workshop will familiarize individuals with equipment, requirements and best practices for video conferencing.
The workshop will be offered by the education research and development division of academic informatics services Sept. 20 and 27, and video conference presentations will take place Oct. 3-5. After completion of the VCC session, participants will be able to:
• Understand the equipment used to facilitate successful video conferencing
• Identify requirements by Distributed Learning to schedule a video conference presentation
• Describe the planning and implementation process for a successful video conference
• Recognize and articulate effective practices and teaching strategies exhibited in three sample video conferences
• Implement best practice principles and teaching strategies in a 10-minute practice lecture
The VCC sessions will be from 4-6 p.m. in Room 209L. Space is limited to 30 individuals. For more information, visit:
erdweb.uthscsa.edu/register/prog.asp?Prog=70 or contact David Henzi, Ed.D., education development specialist: (210) 567-2290 or
henzi@uthscsa.edu.
