20 Jan 2010:

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Asynchronous video can create a relationship
Every week there's video feedback from the teacher - this is closer than they thought.
You need to hire people who are caring, genuine people - students will pick up on it immediately.
"Whatever you've got, it enhances the relationship."

It's the immediacy, the visual, the connections that come with body language.
Face-to-face isn't best for all things and distance education isn't best for all situation - this was something that blended the best of both and allows people to connect.

Student teachers using technology to supplement teaching.

Do the principles hold beyond just the person.
What is the time issue? People/students appreciate instant feedback.
It can actually be better/faster to give video feedback.

What about bandwidth? Especially Hawaii connecting to more remote islands.
BYU Hawaii Blackboard

Using tutors instead of professors to bridge/bolster student learning.
Introduction form the professor, intro from the student, and then introductions between students

Streaming recorder to a server somewhere - webcam somewhere else in the world - it's stored on the server somewhere else. Java app records to desktop and then uploads.

Some people get more responses than others - could be perceived as a weakness.

Instructions to watch the most recent 2 posts and then discuss what person A and person B said before you comment yourself.

Face to face can be dominated by students who talk a lot; in contrast, students express their ideas and you hear every single person and each person gets a comment.

We do not redeisgn classes.
Plug all lesson plans into Blackboard and then identify what doesn't work in this like facetoface.
Responsibility is on the reader to know what is legit, not on the writer to cite references.

One big issue is perceptions of security - particularly with regard to video tests.
1) 20% of on-campus courses need to be taught online.
2) Helping students off-campus prepare to come on campus