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Bringing the Classroom to Students Everywhere
Author(s) -
Latchman Haniph A.,
Latchman Sheryl M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2000.tb00548.x
Subject(s) - asynchronous communication , the internet , multimedia , class (philosophy) , computer science , component (thermodynamics) , face (sociological concept) , internet video , mathematics education , asynchronous learning , teaching method , world wide web , synchronous learning , psychology , sociology , cooperative learning , telecommunications , artificial intelligence , social science , physics , thermodynamics
In this paper we present a technique for enabling students to benefit from the traditional classroom experience by joining classes live on the Internet or by taking lectures on demand asynchronously. The proposed “lectures on demand” paradigm is shown to be an effective component in the now well established framework of Asynchronous Learning Networks. Video and audio from traditional face‐to‐face lectures are synchronized with class materials such as PowerPoint® slides and provided as streaming multimedia content via the Internet. Some comments are given on the issues involved in using this methodology at the University of Florida to offer online courses towards MS and BS degrees.