Sony Double-Take

Having had Jane C-D visit our CTLLS course to introduce us to lots of wonderful "techy" bits and pieces available to tutors around and about the county - I felt it only fair to experiment with some myself! As a techy-phobe, but a tutor on the course, it's part of my CPD to make sure I can work at least a few of them. So ... the first bit of equipment I tried out was the Sony camcorder, which allowed us to record all the micro-teaches and to immediately download them onto individuals' memory sticks for them to take home. This is the first time we've been able to offer this facility enabling candidates to effectively evaluate and reflect on their teaching in the privacy of their own homes. I had tried the whole process out at home, and although someone else did the 'filming', we managed to download all the micro-teaches onto the laptop and then the memory sticks - all within the session, so evaluation could be immediate. This is just the start, as there are suddenly all sorts of implications and uses to which this can be put. So, thank you, Jane and Kerry, who showed me how to do it all.