Digital Bridges | Videoconferencing

HOME

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

APPENDICES

Sample Assignment for "An Arctic Year" Web Site

Videoconferencing Resources

Research and Publications

Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching

http://www.educ.iastate.edu/ctlt

"The purpose of the Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching (CTLT) is to provide leadership for faculty, staff, and students in theory-based and theory-building research in the technology in learning and teaching." Iowa State University

Centre for Learning and Teaching Innovation

http://cad017.gcal.ac.uk.clti

"The main role of the Centre is to implement the University's Learning and Teaching Strategy, provide continuing professional development and support a research programme in the development of learning technology."

Creative Teaching at a Distance with the Merging Technologies

By Thomas E. Cyrs, 1988. This is an excellent comprehensive reference that provides answers and insight for anyone participating in videoconferencing. Especially useful is a section devoted to "Engaging Students at Field Sites: Activities and Exercises," which provides many activities to enhance interaction during a videoconference. Center for Education, New Mexico State University, Box 30001 Dept. 3CED, Las Cruces, NM 88003.

D E S I E N - Distance Education System wide Interactive Electronic Newslette4

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/desien/index.html

DESIEN is a searchable, interactive newsletter, which is delivered the last business day of each month via an e-mail discussion list. Each issue offers original articles, which emphasize distance education themes or focus items. News, updates, conference information, and contributions by subscribers are also regularly included. New subscribers are welcome. The University of Wisconsin-Extension publishes DESIEN.

DEOS - Newsletter/Discussion group

http://www.cde.psu.edu/ACSDE/DEOS.html

"The purpose of DEOS is to disseminate information and to support international computer conferencing through systems accessible to professionals and students in the field of distance education."

ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology (ERIC/IT)

http://eric.ir.syr.edu/ithome

Abstracts and references on videoconferencing and distance education/learning.

Flashlight Program

http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/ flashlight.html

The Flashlight Program helps institutions study the ways that technology can be used to improve education. These findings can be used to validate good practice, spot problems, and improve teaching and learning with technology.

On Line Journal of Distance Learning Administration

http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html

Excellent resource dealing with the complex issues relating to distance learning. "Embracing High-Cost Technologies?," "Distance Instructor Training & Support," "Darkside of Distance" are examples of journal articles that probe the issues relating to distance education. Though the focus tends to be with online course work, the educational issues are similar to the issues affecting the successful delivery of videoconference instruction. This site should provide insight into the issues relating to distance education administration.

Report of the University of Illinois Teaching at an Internet Distance Seminar December 1999

http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/tid/report/ toc.html

"This document is the product of the University of Illinois Teaching at an Internet Distance Seminar. The group met throughout 1998-99 to study the pedagogy of online learning, to examine what made teaching to be good teaching, whether in the classroom or online, and to suggest how online teaching and learning can be done with high quality at the University of Illinois." The focus is on web but is im-portant for its discussion of the "Seven Principles of Good Practice" which have as much relevance to teaching via videoconference (Chickering, A.W., and Gamson, Z.F. (1987). Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education: Faculty Inventory.).

T.H.E. Journal Online: Technology Horizons in Education

http://www.thejournal.com/

IEEE Computer Society Learning Technology Task Force

http://lttf.ieee.org/

"LTTF has been founded on the premise that emerging technology has the potential to dramatically improve learning. The purpose of this task force is to contribute to the field of Learning Technology and to serve the needs of professionals working in this field."

The Center for Advanced Research in Technology for Education (CARTE)

http://www.isi.edu/isd/carte/carte-home.htm

CARTE concerned with the development, evaluation, and deployment of new technologies for education. CARTE is part of the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California.

The Center for Distance Learning Research

http://www.cdlr.tamu.edu/

Distance Learning Texas A&M University.

The Centre for Learning Technologies

http://www.mta.ca/clt/clt.html

"The Centre for Learning Technologies is an applied research, consulting and resource centre for the use of new media in learning, knowledge management, and workplace performance support." Mount Allison University, New Brunswick

The Horizon Site

http://horizon.unc.edu/TS/

"Our mission is to inform educators about the challenges that they will face in a changing world and steps they can take to meet these challenges." They publish "The Technology Source" whose purpose is to "articles that will assist educators as they face the challenge of integrating information technology tools into teaching and into managing educational organizations.

The Node Learning Technologies Network

http://thenode.org/siteguide/

A"not-for-profit organization which promotes effective uses of technologies in education and train-ing. We forge links between research and practice and between the technical development of new tech-nologies and their evaluation in the field." This site contains information on virtually everything about technology and education. If you are going to visit one site this might be it.

UWired: a magazine about distance education

http://www.washington.edu/uwired/

"UWired works to promote and support access to technology, fluency in information technology and resources, and innovation in teaching and learning through technology." There is an interesting section on the assessment of their project.

Videoconferencing in K-12 Education

http://hale.pepperdine.edu/%7Ekahayden/ dissertation.html

Videoconferencing in K-12 Education: A Delphi Study of Characteristics and Critical Strategies to Support Constructivist Learning Experiences by Katherine L. Hayden, Ed.D. April 1999.

A Report on Video Conferencing in Higher Education

http://www.man.ac.uk/MVC//SIMA/video3/ contents.html

By Dr. Lynne Coventry of the Institute for Computer Based Learning, Heriot Watt University, Edin-burgh "The aim of this report is to put Video Conferencing into a Learning Framework and to take a learner-centered rather than technology-centered view of the problem." This is a good overview.

Archipelago - Multimedia Distance Learning & Education

http://www.archipelago.com/resources

Archipelago's Learning Outcomes Research page links to papers, abstracts, and Web sites that research important issues, practices, and technologies for distance learning.

Australian Journal of Educational Technology Home Page

http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/ajet/ajet.html

The Australian Journal of Educational Technology is a refereed journal publishing research and review articles about educational technology, instructional design, and educational applications of computer technologies, educational telecommunications and related areas.

Education Programs

Brown University Computing and Information Services - Video Teleconferencing

http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/ Communications/Video/

This is an overview of the videoconferencing service offered by Brown University and is interesting in seeing how this technology is being used outside the educational community

Distance Education at a Glance

http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/distglan.html

In order to help teachers, administrators, facilitators, and students understand distance education, Barry Willis, the Associate Dean for Outreach and the Engineering Outreach staff present the following series of guides highlighting information detailed in Dr. Willis' books, Distance Education: Strategies and Tools and Distance Education: A Practical Guide.

Distance Learning Events Calendar

http://distancelearn.about.com/gi/pages/ mevents.htm

A calendar by about.com that shares conferences and other events relating to distance learning.

Distance Learning Resource Network

http://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/

The Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN), located at WestEd, is the dissemination project for the U.S. Department of Education Star Schools Program.

Education with New Technologies: Networked Learning Community

http://learnweb.harvard.edu/ent/home/index.cfm

"Education with new technologies: Networked Learning Community designed to help educators develop, enact, and assess effective ways of using new technologies."

Harvard University Hazel Jobe's Web Site

http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/ jobe/videocon.html

This site provides links to the advantages, types, resources, reflectors, and directories of videoconferencing. The most interesting information on this site is a data bank of project examples shared by educators using videoconferencing. This collection a short synapses of the projects. Grade levels vary from elementary to high school. It is a valuable resource providing examples of what has been done. Participants were asked questions about their experience and provide insights into what worked and what should be considered when planning a similar activity.

ICLI (Inquiry-Centered Learning Initiative)

http://www.icli.com

A consortium of faculty from colleges, universities, secondary schools, and private business. The group's goal is to support education that engages students in discovery-based education. The use of computer technology can be used to engage students, improve time on task, lower equipment and reagent and chemical costs, improve laboratory safety, and extend the sensor based exploration into the environment. The consortium sponsors a variety of workshops that focuses on these efforts.

NODE Calendar

http://node.on.ca/networking/upcoming.html

Upcoming events and excellent listing of upcoming events relating to education and technology.

OPEN Access 21

http://www.open.k12.or.us/access21/oainfo.html

"Funded by US WEST, sponsored by the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts (OAESD), and administered by the Oregon Public Education Network (OPEN), OPENAccess21 is a pilot educational connectivity project. Two-way, interactive VTEL videoconferencing systems have been placed throughout the state of Oregon, one in each ESD region. The project goal is to test the viability of this distance education technology in high school classrooms, professional development training programs, and for community collaboration. The OPENAccess21 project unfolds in three phases: installation, training and planning, and implementation."

Resources for Moderators and Facilitators of Online Discussion

http://www.emoderators.com/moderators.shtml

"This page is a growing set of resources for moderators and moderators-to-be of online discussion in both academic and non-academic settings. Where possible I have linked to the full text of articles, and provided abstracts on this page. As this is part of my dissertation research, I would very much appreciate your suggestions for additions to these listings. The topics of "computer conferencing" and on-line teaching are closely allied, so I am including references in those fields, too." This fascinating resource by Mauri Collins that will be of interest; even though it is not about videoconferencing it has some good parallels.

Rice Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning

http://cttl.rice.edu/

"In 1995, Rice University established the Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning (CTTL) to address the ways in which information technology can expand and enrich education on the Rice campus as well as in other settings."

tech.LEARNING

http://www.techlearning.com/

Serving educators with ideas, tools, and resources for integrating technology into the K-12 school, classroom and curriculum. techlearning.com is produced by Technology & Magazine, the Well Connected Educator and School Tech Expo & Conference, with contributions from hundreds of teachers, administrators and other experts in the field.

The Learning Space Online Teacher Network

http://www.learningspace.org/default.html

The Learning Space is a group of teachers in the state of Washington committed to the use of technology in the improvement of student learning.

The University of South Africa

http://www.unisa.ac.za/

This is an interesting look at what other countries are doing in distance education. UNISA is the largest university in South Africa and one of the largest distance education institutions in the world.

Two-Way Interactive Video Handbook

[Kim Obbink This is a valuable resource that addresses the issues of videoconferencing logistics and instruction as it relates to university settings. It also includes a glossary of videoconferencing terms. Distance Learning and Instructional Telecommunication, Burns Telecommunication Center, 128 EPS Building, Montana State University, Bozeman Montana 59717.]

University of Wisconsin Extension

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/compvid.html

General site on compressed videoconferencing. Has links to definitions and discussions on successful videoconferencing that include teaching and technical resources.

USDLA

http://www.usdla.org/

The association's purpose is to promote the development and application of distance learning for education and training. The constituents they serve include K through 12 education, higher education, continuing education, corporate training, and military and government training.

Videoconferencing for Learning-PACBELL

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/

Pacific Bell's Web site that has information on using videoconferencing in the classroom. "The Videoconferencing for Learning" Web site supports effective use technology by providing basic information about videoconferencing technology and instructional applications as well as resources to help you link with other videoconferencing teachers, librarians, and content providers."

Videoconferencing in British Columbia

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/vidcon/

A list of active videoconference sites in British Columbia and a host of links related to videoconferencing and technology in education. VTEL - Education Profiles http://www.vtel.com/industry/education/ profiles.htm Profiles a number of educational uses of VTEL systems around the world. It paints a rosy picture and promotes VTEL, but has some good information and examples.

Training

Digital Bridges

http://www.nwrel.org/netc

K-12 Videoconferencing. This site gives information about using videoconferencing technology for instruction, communication, and collaboration. See examples and begin the design process, whether you are a teacher and curriculum planner, or an administrator and decision-maker.

EduLynx, Inc.

Susan Mason and Mike Davis are educators with over 35 combined years of experience in the classroom and over 15 combined years of experience working directly with videoconfer-ence education and integrating technology into classroom curriculum. Practical training for educators that focuses on integrating the technology skills and knowledge they have learned into classroom curriculum. Training: how to teach using videoconferencing, curriculum development, project design, and software and hardware integration into classroom projects (web design, presentation slide shows, science probe ware, and others). mdavis@edulynx.com or smason@edulynx.com

EduLynx, Inc. P.O. Box 3335, Seward, Alaska 99664. Telephone: 907-224-4609

Hardware and Connectivity

Codec Central

http://www.terran-int.com/CodecCentral/

Information about Multimedia Codecs and Technologies anything and everything you wanted to know about a host of codecs.

Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia

http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/index.htm

What a great overview of connectivity of all kinds. Five thousand plus web pages, the entire web site is downloadable, and includes an on-line course to boot. Would highly recommend this one.

Dan Kegel's Everything You Wanted to Know about ISDN Page

http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~dank/isdn/

A very good resource list.

Hughes Space and Communications Company

http://www.hughespace.com/sat101.html

Discussion of how satellites work and what you can do with them Satellite101 (Satellite Technology for Young People).

Intel® Teamstation System

http://www.intel.com/proshare/conferencing/portals/teamdata.htm

Intel's room-based videoconferencing system.

ISDN - Great Overview

http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~jain/ cis788-95/isdn/index.html

The basics of ISDN, including much practical information for the consumer, as well as some fairly technical descriptions of ISDN, and finally some discussion on where ISDN or its replacement is going in the future.

Motorola's Frame Relay Resources Page

http://www.mot.com/MIMS/ISG/tech/ frame-relay/resources.html

Links to some good information on frame relay systems.

PictureTel

http://www.picturetel.com/products.htm

Videoconferencing products

Tandberg

http://www.tandbergusa.com/frame.html

A videoconferencing system web site includes a link to a videoconferencing guide that explains some of the basics about videoconferencing.

The Chariot Group

chariot@gci.net

Specialists in providing solutions for videoconferencing and multimedia presentation.

University of Wisconsin Extension discussion of ISDN Information

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/isdn.html

University of Wisconsin Extension on Satellite Videoconferencing

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/satellite/ index.html

VCON means Videoconferencing

http://www.vcon.com/prods.html

This is VCON's site about their hardware and software.

Videoconferencing Equipment and Suppliers

http://www.video.ja.net/isdn_video/index.html

These are the results of a survey performed on behalf of UKERNA (United Kingdom Education & Research Network Association). The data is in two sections, a list of videoconferencing equipment and a list of suppliers of such equipment. Has a nice little table with links and comparisons to videoconferencing equipment including many that do business in the U.S.

Videoconferencing solutions by USWEST

http://www.uswest.com/largebusiness/video/ video_vcs.html

VTEL

http://www.vtel.com/products/

Digital Visual Communications- This includes a description of VTEL's products (hardware and software) and services.

whatis.com

http://www.whatis.com/

If you want to know the meaning of a term in technology this is the place for you. The most extensive list with meanings we have seen online.

Return to top