Video conferencing allows for conferences between participants in different locations by transmitting audio and video data over computer networks. It can increase efficiency in distance learning by saving travel time and expenses while maintaining interaction between teachers and students. Many schools currently use video conferencing for traditional courses, guest speakers, multi-school collaborations, and virtual field trips. Key features include interactivity, application sharing, and chat. Advantages are reduced travel costs, time savings, increased productivity and collaboration. Limitations include lack of personal interaction, time zone differences, need for extra training, and technical issues. Video conferencing can be used to display documents, slides, presentations and video for delivering and supporting learning. Early research found it was often dominated by lectures but

1. Video Conferencing
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2. Definition
Conducting a conference between two
or more participants at different sites
by using computer networks to
transmit audio and video data.

3. Objectives of using video
conferencing in DE
 Distance Learning Videoconferencing
increases efficiency by:
1. Saving travel time and expenses.
2. Increasing an instructor's audience.
3. Maintaining the ability for interaction
between teachers and students.

4. Cont …….
 Many schools are currently using
videoconferencing systems for a variety of
purposes, including:
1. Traditional courses.
2. Connecting with guest speakers and
experts.
3. Multi-school project collaboration.
4. Enabling teachers to share information and
team-up with teachers in remote sites.
5. Virtual field trips to museums, zoos,
aquariums, institutions and other interesting
locations that are geographically distant
from the school.

5. Features Of Video
Conferencing
1. Interactive
2. Lock Function
3. Save Function
4. Multiple Pages
5. Application Sharing
6. Chat Feature

6. Advantages Of Video
Conferencing
1. Reduces Travel Expenses
2. Saves Time
3. Increases Productivity
4. Increases Collaboration
5. Improves Communication
6. Allows Multi-point Meetings Across
Time Zones & International
Boundaries

7. Limitations Of Video
Conferencing
1. Personal Aspect.
2. Time Zone.
3. Extra Training.
4. Free Systems.
5. High Price.
6. Stability of your connections.
7. Limited to a certain number of users
at the same time.
8. Audio quality with large groups.

8. How Video Conferencing Used
To Deliver And Support Learning
1. a document camera for displaying
overhead-type graphics, information
from books, photographs and small
objects.
2. a slide projector.
3. a PC link for displaying presentation
packages, spreadsheets and
databases
4. a video recorder.
5. a whiteboard for spontaneous writing

9. Concerns Raised By
Researchers And Distance
Students/Tutors About Video
Conferencing
early evidence did point to
videoconferencing being dominated by
the lecture format (Dallat, Frazer,
Livingston, & Robinson, 1992;
Freeman,1998; Mason, 1998; Oliver &
Reeves, 1996).

10. Case Studies/Examples.
Using Interactive Video Conferencing
for Teaching a Doctoral Programme
at Open University Malaysia.
. Video conferencing has endless
possibilities. What was once perceived
as a complex and complicated
technology has become extremely
user friendly.
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