Uniting on-campus and distributed learners through media-rich synchronous tools: A national project

Matt Bower, Gregor E. Kennedy, Barney Dalgarno, Mark J.W. Lee

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Abstract

Twenty-first century university students find it increasingly difficult to commit to regular face-toface classes, yet real-time interaction and collaboration are often essential to achieving successful learning outcomes. This paper outlines the authors'plans for a cross-institutional project funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council aimed at identifying, characterising and evaluating technology-enhanced ways of bringing together on-campus and geographically dispersed students and engaging them in media-rich collaborative learning experiences. The project will focus on three synchronous technologies: desktop video conferencing, web conferencing and 3D virtual worlds. The paper first presents the rationale for the project, along with the main outcomes envisaged. The project's focus and methodology are then described, before concluding with a call for expressions of interest from members of the ascilite community wishing to join a network of practitioners and/or participate in case-study implementations that will be supported, monitored and evaluated as part of the project.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2011
EditorsGary Williams, Dominique Parish
Place of PublicationAustralia
PublisherAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
Pages150-155
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781862956445
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventAnnual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Changing demands, changing directions", ASCILITE 2011 - Hobart, TAS, Australia
Duration: 4 Dec 20117 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameASCILITE 2011 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Conference

ConferenceAnnual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Changing demands, changing directions", ASCILITE 2011
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityHobart, TAS
Period4/12/117/12/11

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