Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7412
Title: New Communications Options: A Renaissance in Videoconference Use
Contributor(s): Caladine, Richard (author); Andrews, Patricia Marguerite (author); Tynan, Belinda (author); Smyth, Robyn  (author); Vale, Deborah (author)
Publication Date: 2010
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7412
Abstract: Distance education has changed over the decades from a largely isolated, paper-based learning experience to one where rich visual and aural interactions with peers and teachers are now possible. Mitigating the effects of distance has been at the forefront of many who manage, design, teach, or learn with distance education. Video communications can in many ways address these effects. Internet Protocol (IP) video communications have become more relevant than ever as students and their teachers seek to interact with one another as they go about their learning. Renewed interest in communication tools has predominantly arisen due to increased access to the Internet, and on one level represents a renaissance. Further, there are environmental, technological, and economic drivers that will increase the use of internal-based video communications. However, many who teach or manage distance education do not have access to the knowledge and skills that make for effective and efficient use of video communications. A starting point is the discussion of issues and factors key to the scalability, sustainability, and pedagogical considerations of video communication in distance education contexts.
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Source of Publication: Emerging Technologies in Distance Education, p. 249-266
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Place of Publication: Edmonton, Canada
ISBN: 1897425767
9781897425763
1897425775
9781897425770
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 100509 Video Communications
100502 Broadband and Modem Technology
130103 Higher Education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930102 Learner and Learning Processes
930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies
930599 Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified
HERDC Category Description: B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book
Publisher/associated links: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MNcKm_vJ4akC
http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120177
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37970055
Series Name: Issues in Distance Education
Editor: Editor(s): George Veletsianos
Appears in Collections:Book Chapter

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