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The educational use of videoconferencing in the arts faculty: shedding a new light on puppetry
Author(s) -
Badenhorst Zuanda,
Axmann Mandi
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8535.00264
Subject(s) - videoconferencing , puppetry , entertainment , pedagogy , sociology , multimedia , visual arts , computer science , art
It is important for learners to be exposed to the real working world during their training in order to prepare them for their professional lives. The Department of Entertainment Technology, under the leadership of Zuanda Badenhorst, conducted a very exciting project with the Handspring Puppet Company while also making use of the newest learning technologies made available by the Department of Telematic Education, with Instructional Designer Mandi Axmann and Technical Manager Anette Sadie, at the Technikon Pretoria. This article reviews the educational use of videoconferencing as well as various considerations when implementing this medium