Open AccessA Skype-Buddy Model for Blended Learning
Author(s) -
Carmen E. Macharaschwili,
Linda Skidmore Coggin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of literacy, culture, and language education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2642-4002
DOI - 10.14434/ijlcle.v1i0.26831
Subject(s) - the internet , voice over ip , class (philosophy) , computer science , multimedia , collaborative learning , virtual learning environment , higher education , quality (philosophy) , psychology , medical education , world wide web , knowledge management , medicine , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , political science , law
Online learning in higher education allows distanceeducation students to complete degree requirements in virtual environments. Universities are challenged with providing quality education experiences for these students and meeting the students’ needs for engagement and challenge within a collaborative framework. This study proposes how Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) could be used to provide facetoface participation in a traditional classroom using a unique “Skypebuddy”system. In this project we examined the experiences related to the satisfaction, benefits, challenges, and surprises of each of the participants (Skype buddies, professors, and other students in the class) in two doctoral seminars.