The VC project team have been working with staff across the 4 different cohorts of the Pathfinder Project, to survey current practice and experiences of teaching using video-conferencing.
Cohort 1 (academic schools) and Cohort 2 (PCMD):
· 9 (out of 10) academic staff interviews have been carried out with staff from schools currently and previously using VC for teaching and learning (English, Biosciences, Geography, Law, and History and Politics). Participants have very different experiences of teaching and varying experiences of using VC for cross-campus teaching, and represent lecturers who are new to the institution as well as those with significant experience of working within the instituion. Four (out of 4) PCMD staff interviews have been completed. See academic and PCMD staff interview schedule (N=13).
· 3 (out of 3) audio-visual support staff interviews have also been completed and transcribed. See AV support staff interview schedule (N=3).
Cohort 3 (GeoVid):·
· 3 (out of 4) interviews have been completed with staff across 4 HE institutions: Exeter, Coventry, Edge Hill and Bath Spa Universities. Participants were asked about their experience of leading this pilot cross-institutional teaching activity where students used Internet collaboration software (iChat) to communicate three parts of a data set (Exeter, Coventry and Edge Hill each had 1 component). See interview schedule for GeoVid staff (N=3).
Cohort 4 (Great Western Research):·
· The first of two interviews has been scheduled with staff who have used the GWR Training Network.
Additional Interviews – School of Education and Lifelong Learning
· The first of two interviews has been scheduled with staff about their experiences with using recently acquired internet collaboration software, Adobe Connect Professional. Whilst the use of this software for teaching is in its infancy at the University, there is significant interest in the potential of this desktop software for use with PGCE students and others. It is also beginning to be used to stream cross-campus presentations by members of senior management.
