Power up Education Through Video Conferencing

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by Young Bryant

As the cost of video capture, display technology, and high speed Internet connectivity has been commonly made available at an affordable cost, special videoconferencing has emerged. This genre of videoconferencing was based on simple systems of web cameras, personal computers, software compression and broadband connection. Moreover the easy access to free software such as chat programs supported by Yahoo Messenger or MSN Messenger paved way for the new breed of videoconferencing that has been readily used to use videoconferencing as a working model for educational and learning tool.

Videoconferencing helps support learning and education by enhancing and posting an alternative for communication and instruction. The integral system of videoconferencing allows development of educational strategies and techniques by allowing distance learners to meet despite of their locations. Relatively speaking the technology gave birth to e-class community and traditional based going students.

The technology of videoconferencing allows the integration of new breed of research education. Relatively speaking, the application of videoconferencing in the classroom set up was a product of experimentation and innovation on the intricate way of encouraging the youth to study and express their thoughts and feelings. The technology had opened a window of new world for the students, educator and parents who only invest on economical cameras, Internet connection and PC. Educators who have tried the technology of videoconferencing have productively commended the benefits with the improvements that they see to their students.

Videoconferencing had paved way for students to who come from different demographics, society and backgrounds to come together in learning. The technology allowed them to involve in a two- way communication platform together with educators, who had been exposed and adapt an unbounded classroom set-up. The diverse communities, for both the educators and students were given an avenue to learn despite diverse community and distance of learning parties. Through the usage of video conferencing, students can converse with different race, visit a historical location and witness an important event without moving in their classroom seats.

Historical Quote

‘Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

—William Congreve (1670–1729)

The technology of videoconferencing has power up the distance education system by transforming the literal aspect of distance education through an e-course system. Experts were drawn inside the realms of classroom walls were different videoconferencing techniques attract students with its innovative learning styles. Students' motivations for learning are greatly enhanced through the visual and auditory appeal of the e-system wherein they were able to perfect and improve their presentation and communications skills, as they are fully aware of seeing their reflection at the end of the video and audio tubes. The display technology brought up by videoconferencing allows student to perfect their study and ready on research for online conferences while also perfecting their other skills such as drawing, graphing, which will be readily used for live student conferences or reporting. Moreover, both teachers and students communicate with various classrooms regardless of their location and races, thus creating a truly remarkable and innovative educational experience.

The new educational approach of video conferencing has intensified motivation, which leads to great improvement in communications and presentations. Students are drawn with the excitement of the new technology to perfect their visual appearance and speech communications. The interactive communication channel has also intensified the connection of students to the outside world of their culture and race as they educate together with students of other nations. Thus, a meaningful relationships and formation of relationships between learners are created.

Through the technology of video conferencing, students improve their depth and learning by asking questions, airing observations and learning from the part-practical approach rather than depending on textbooks. The system as a whole creates an integral part of offering numerous viewpoints on issues while setting up authentic learning approach. The educational approach being posted by videoconferencing where authentic assessments, readiness and abrupt reasoning ability as students and educators engage on live and cross- cultural discussions.

Lastly, effective video conferencing that can foster or power up education depends on intrinsic and careful analysis, planning and preparation on both parts of teacher and student. Each videoconference should be done in thorough planning with an established purpose of learning that needs to be achieved at the end of the conference line. A particular videoconferencing situation will be useless regardless of costly equipment, superb location and well groom participants if no learning on both parties were achieve at the end of the conference hour.

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