Learning in Desktop Video-conferencing Environments

• Main Authors: Kåre Synnes, Tor Söderström, Peter Parnes
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Luleå
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.107.1666; http://www.cdt.luth.se/~unicorn/Doctor/Thesis/10_Paper_H_WebNet_2001.pdf

Luleå University of Technology has since 1997 been using net-based learning environments based on desktop video-conferencing tools to distribute courses to students. It has previously been claimed that such environments give remotely and traditionally attending students equal possibilities to take an active part of a course, in addition to enhancing the learning experience for all students. This is in part true, but in reality there are many pedagogical and technical obstacles to overcome before a course can be seen as successful. This paper identifies a number of problems, which will be considered from both a pedagogical and technical perspective.