Conferencing Technologies and Online Courses Ranjana Shukla UNITEC Institute of Technology Private Bag 92025 Auckland, New Zealand (64) (9) 8494180 Donald Joyce UNITEC Institute of Technology Private Bag 92025 Auckland, New Zealand (64) (9) 8494180 rshukla@unitec.ac.nz djoyce@unitec.ac.nz ABSTRACT This poster evaluates four conferencing technologies from the perspective of enhancing the delivery of online courses, in particular by incorporating real time discussions, presentations or seminars. The analysis can be used when choosing the most appropriate technology for a specific context. Media Personnel. 4. THE RESULTS The analysis shows that each of the technologies has at least one advantage over the other three in particular educational scenarios. Technologies Advantages Disadvantages Categories and Subject Descriptors K.3.1 [Computers in Education]: Computer Uses in Education â distance learning Audio General Terms Performance, Economics, Reliability, Human Factors TTS Relatively Could be poor sound inexpensive No visual cues Simple to operate Relatively Voices are synthesised inexpensive No visual cues Low bandwidth Simple to operate Convenience Closest to face-to-face Quite expensive Could be poor sound/video Very expensive High bandwidth Complex to operate Special equipment & setup Keywords Conferencing, delivery, online, technologies. 1. INTRODUCTION Conferencing can be a cost-effective way of bringing education to learners who would not otherwise have access to a course because of distance, cost or other inconveniences. It can also be used to augment learning by including guest lectures, interviews with experts, and panel discussions. Desktop Video 2. THE TECHNOLOGIES The technologies under review are: Audio Conferencing Conferencing with TTS engines [3] Desktop Video Conferencing [1] Video Conferencing [2] 5.
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