Videoconferencing in K-12 Education: Research Findings
By Katherine L. Hayden, Ed.D.
Connections and links to
remote people and locations
1. Synchronous connections between
students and primary sources
of information.
2. Synchronous
connections between students and mentors.
3. Synchronous connection
between students and a location not
accessible in the classroom.
"Virtual fieldtrip".
4. Synchronous connections allow
students to interact with multiple
resources outside the classroom.
5. Synchronous connections allow students to demonstrate their
growth to
parents on a more frequent basis.
6. Teachers connect with teachers
to plan for student projects
using videoconferencing.
Questioning
7. Students have opportunities to be in charge of
the direction
of their learning.
8. Students develop questions to
investigate topics, clarify meanings,
and verify their hypotheses.
9.
Students receive immediate feedback to questions.
Learning
10. Students use synchronous audio to communicate and receive
information (listen/tell).
11. Students use synchronous video to
communicate and receive
information (observe).
12. Students present
to remote partners using synchronous audio
and video to communicate and
receive information.
13. Students use audio and video to interview
experts and peers.
Interaction
14. Students work in
groups/teams to complete an authentic
learning activity using remote
connections.
15. Students: discuss, compare, and develop topics with
remote
peers, experts and/or mentors.
16. Students complete
and/or share projects with remote partners,
experts, or mentors.
17.
Students use synchronous tools (audio and video) to communicate
their
understanding of information.
18. Students create a shared electronic
document using synchronous
connections.
19. Students better
understand culture/geography by synchronous
communication with remote
sites.
20. As part of a suite of online tools, videoconferencing
supports
authentic learning activities.
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