Distance Learning:
Via two way video.
1. Details of course at IUS:
- Polycom system was used.
- Eight local students, four remote students at three other
campuses.
- Regular (1 hour and 15 min.) meeting times.
- Supplemental
materialon line (20 articles in the original
course).
- Weekly discussion and presentations (grades for
participation).
- Graded weekly assignments (homework).
- Final project, graded: The environmental
Physics Web Page at IUS.
2. Complications:
- Registration complications.
- Class meeting times not uniform across
campuses.
- Time change to daylight savings affected some but not all
locations.
- Power outage at one location.
- Camera failure at broadcast location.
- Monitor failure at broadcast location.
- Two transmission interruptions, requiring VICOPS
intervention.
- Student participation less than ideal from remote
locations.
- Fairness issues.
- Email difficulties (email intensive!).
- Grade roster complications.
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