{"id":272,"date":"2018-12-13T13:32:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T13:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/?p=272"},"modified":"2019-10-04T10:52:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T10:52:54","slug":"closing-the-gap-bringing-together-students-studying-at-different-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/2018\/12\/13\/closing-the-gap-bringing-together-students-studying-at-different-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing the gap! Bringing together students studying at different campuses using Blackboard Collaborate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kate Fletcher<\/strong>, Sue Slade<\/strong>, Kevin Flint<\/strong>, Raj Vaiyapuri<\/strong>, Wee Kiat Ong<\/strong>, School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy; Pharmacy<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n

MPharm Programme: Introduction to Professionalism and Practice<\/p>\n

Undergraduate (UG) students, Part 1<\/p>\n

Number of participants in sessions: 20 (9 in the UK and 11 in Malaysia)
\nSession length: 60 minutes<\/p>\n

Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\uf0b7 Part 1 students studying the MPharm course at both the Reading and Malaysia campuses were
\nbrought together using Blackboard Collaborate to compare Pharmacy Practice in each country.
\n\uf0b7 Kate wanted to encourage crossover between campuses and for students to get to know each
\nother before the Malaysian students came over to study in the UK for Part 3.
\n\uf0b7 Students based at each campus logged in to Collaborate on individual computers with a
\nheadset.
\n\uf0b7 Both groups of students were in the Clinical Skills Suite on each campus with laptops and
\nheadsets.
\n\uf0b7 Staff supported students in the physical rooms to get them settled and set-up.
\n\uf0b7 The session was designed around set discussion activities and students separated out into
\ngroups that included students from both campuses, using the \u2018Breakout room\u2019 feature.<\/p>\n

Impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\uf0b7 Collaborate provided an effective way for students studying at different campuses to learn
\ntogether and begin to build relationships.
\n\uf0b7 Close cooperation was needed between the UK and Malaysian staff to set up the session.
\n\uf0b7 Students quickly picked-up how to use the tool, were using the Chat tool without prompting
\nand easily able to undertake the tasks in the breakout rooms.
\n\uf0b7 The session was activity based and students were discussing with each other. This made best
\nuse of the technology to facilitate communication.
\n\uf0b7 There were good levels of interaction between students using the audio and video. However,
\nthe first time people use the system interaction can initially be awkward.
\n\uf0b7 Some cultural differences were perceived. Malaysian students were quieter in the
\nconversations and UK-based students tended to lead.<\/p>\n

Thoughts and reflections<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\uf0b7 Kate and Sue were thoroughly prepared for the session and had rehearsed how to use the
\n\u2018breakout rooms\u2019 and written a session plan with timings.
\n\uf0b7 Don\u2019t expect to get as much done as you would in a face-to-face session or allow more time for
\nactivities in this environment.
\n\uf0b7 As the students were located in the same room together they were spread out to minimise the
\ntransfer of noise between them when talking. Pharmacy had a large enough room to allow this.
\nFeedback from students indicated they could easily take part from home.
\n\uf0b7 Pharmacy needed to purchase suitable headsets that could be re-used by different students.
\nAllow sufficient time to arrange ordering from IT.
\n\uf0b7 Make sure Chrome is installed on the University computers students are going to use.
\n\uf0b7 There was a significant investment of time and a learning curve to set up the session, as this
\nwas the first time they had attempted this. Future sessions should be easier to facilitate.
\n\uf0b7 It\u2019s not yet possible to save what has been written on the whiteboards in the breakout rooms.<\/p>\n

(Use the PC – Microsoft Clipping tool https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/engb\/help\/13776\/windows-use-snipping-tool-to-capture-screenshots<\/a>
\nor MAC keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot of the whiteboard.)<\/p>\n

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