DocumentCode :
3205761
Title :
Work in progress — Exploiting videoconferencing possibilities to promote the European convergence process
Author :
Barra, Enrique ; Aguirre, Sandra ; Quemada, Juan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telematics Eng., Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
fYear :
2011
fDate :
12-15 Oct. 2011
Abstract :
This paper introduces the experience of using videoconferencing and recording as a mechanism to support courses which need to be promoted or discontinued within the framework of the European convergence process. Our objective is to make these courses accessible as live streaming during the lessons as well as recorded lectures and associated documents available to the students as soon as the lesson has finished. The technology used has been developed in our university and it is all open source. Although this is a technical project the key is the human factor involved. The people managing the virtual sessions are students of the courses being recorded. However, they lack technical knowledge, so we had to train them in audiovisuals and enhance the usability of the videoconferencing tool and platform. The validation process is being carried out in five real scenarios at our university. During the whole period we are evaluating technical and pedagogical issues of this experience for both students and teachers to guide the future development of the service. Depending on the final results, the service of lectures recording will be available as educational resource for all of the teaching staff of our university.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; human factors; teleconferencing; video communication; video streaming; European convergence process promotion; audiovisuals; courses; educational resource; human factor; lectures recording; live streaming; university; videoconferencing possibility exploitation; Convergence; Educational institutions; Europe; Hardware; Streaming media; Teleconferencing; Distance education; Lectures recording; Videoconferencing systems; Virtual classroom;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2011
Conference_Location :
Rapid City, SD
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-468-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2011.6143012
Filename :
6143012
Link To Document :
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