ABSTRACT
Synchronous technologies, particularly interactive video conferencing (IVC), are becoming common modes of teaching and delivering college courses. The increasing popularity of IVC in the U.S. and abroad calls for more pedagogically effective practices for instructors using this technology. This volume focuses on innovative and proven approaches to IVC teaching in a variety of disciplines: English, history, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, social work, and elementary and special education. Contributors hail from a pioneering university at the forefront of distance education and understand the practice and potential of IVC teaching at the highest levels. Chapters outline the challenges and benefits of IVC teaching from pedagogical, technical, and administrative perspectives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|54 pages
Rethinking the IVC Classroom
chapter 2|13 pages
Interactive Videoconferencing versus the Face-to-Face Biology Classroom
part II|55 pages
Distance Teaching by Design
chapter 5|17 pages
Proven Strategies for Blended Learning
chapter 6|14 pages
Course Delivery Methods for Effective Distance Science Education
part III|35 pages
Team Teaching with IVC
part IV|39 pages
Field Experience at a Distance