SESSION FORMAT OPTIONS
SESSION OPTIONS:
Here are some of the ways we can run the sessions, based on the circumstances at the time and the school policies.
1. ON-SITE: Face-to-face session with all of us on the school premises in a large hall.
2. ALL ON-SITE+ZOOM: Part of the group in the hall for the presentation, and other attendees spread out in smaller rooms around the school, with the presentation being Zoomed to them live.
3. ON SITE & LIVE STREAMING: Part of the group attending a face-to-face session and live streaming to others at home.
4. STUDENTS ON-SITE+PRUE ZOOM: If visitors are not allowed onsite – students watching the presentation via Zoom at school on a screen in a large group or on individual devices, and Prue presenting from home via the school’s Zoom account.
5. ZOOM/TEAMS/MEET: Students and/or parents watching the presentation at home, and Prue presenting from home via the school’s Zoom account.
5. PRE-RECORDED: Not live, but instead use the filmed version of the evening (cut down into chunks on the online course page) where parents and students have a month to access the online version of the evening and they download the handouts and work through the evening at their own pace. You just pick a start date for the access to start. Most schools have actually been taking this option. Some schools have also been using this option to show the video chunks to students during pastoral care times. Click on the Group menu above for more info for this option.
NOTE: As with all options, ELES does not permit recording of any of our sessions, however we can provide access to a pre-recorded version at an additional cost.
However, with Options 1-5, if you would like parents and students to also have access after the session to the online version for three weeks so they can revisit and work through it, or for families that could not attend the live version to access, an additional 30% fee applies.
I thought the Zoom study skills session was great! Technically, there was great clarity of the slides, your instructions were clear and could be easily understood and the flow of the presentation was almost as good as if you were present.
I was thrilled with the level of engagement of the girls. I think them sitting at exam desks made it easier to both do the tasks you set and to interact. I would recommend the zoom session as we did it as well as we had good tech support so it really was seamless from our end.
Year 10 Leader, OLMC
I thought the Zoom study skills session was great! Technically, there was great clarity of the slides, your instructions were clear and could be easily understood and the flow of the presentation was almost as good as if you were present.
I was thrilled with the level of engagement of the girls. I think them sitting at exam desks made it easier to both do the tasks you set and to interact. I would recommend the zoom session as we did it as well as we had good tech support so it really was seamless from our end.
Year 10 Leader, OLMC
Prue’s online Study Skills Seminar for our Year 7 students was informative and engaging for both parents and students. The interactive nature allowed students to ask questions in the chat area in real-time and participate by virtually “raising their hand”. We had over 150 participants and they all stayed throughout the 1 1/2 presentation. Thank you Prue.
Deputy Principal, PLC Croyden
I just wanted to thank you for the session you ran recently. My daughter and I were in the audience and thoroughly enjoyed your session. She has already started to incorporate the organisational strategies you suggested.
Parent Attendee, Santa Sabina College
WHO SETS UP THE ZOOM/TEAMS/MEET LINK?
The school. Whether the session is held at the school or virtually, it is up to the school to provide the venue and infrastructure. When I present face-to-face the school provides the venue and technology set up and runs the evening. I come along with my laptop as the guest speaker. It’s the same in the online environment, it is up to the school to set up their platform and manage the technology side for the webinar as well. Plus it’s too difficult to present and respond to chat questions AND and at the same time manage technical problems or admit people into the meeting, it just doesn’t work.
REGIONAL, INTERSTATE AND OVERSEAS?
Schools outside of the Sydney area that want to run F2F sessions will need to pay travel and accommodation costs in addition to session charges to arrange sessions at a time that is convenient to the school and ELES, subject to availability. Email if your school is interested, Dr Salter may be in your area for conferences etc: info@enhanced-learning.net, and if you have exceptional food experiences in your region or interesting animal encounters then she is certain to try harder to find a time to visit! Realistically however, Dr Salter is very heavily booked in Sydney – Term 4 is the most likely option – and unless she is going to be in the area already, costs for running F2F sessions outside of Sydney may be prohibitive. Zoom or access to the online filmed version of the evening may be a better option for these schools.