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University of Rhode Island: It's All in the Presentation at URI
5/30/2003
Going the Distance
While many courses at URI are taught in
the traditional classroom environment, students and faculty may also take advantage
of the university's distance learning facilities. These classes allow courses
to be delivered via interactive audio/video conferencing or an asynchronous
Web-based format.
Video conferencing allows teachers and students to link classrooms and resources using multimedia tools such as VCRs, visual presenters, DVDs, digital cameras, and personal computers to take advantage of new education technology. The online asynchronous format uses tools such as WebCT to deliver courses exclusively on the Web anytime, anywhere.
According to Tim Tierney of URI's Instructional Technology and Media services, "The features of ELMO's EV6000AF visual presenters help us in many ways. For example, the zoom feature allows us to use graphics of mixed sizes without any special preparation. We even fold the camera head down from its normal position so that it can give us another camera angle on activities in the room during video conferences. We have the ELMO presenters set up at the instructor's station always in a ready-to-go mode, connected to the projector via the S-video out."
While the larger multimedia auditoriums at URI have been upgraded, the university is now focusing on smaller 35-student classrooms for media installation.
For more information, contact Jane Suvajian, lead information technologist, University of Rhode Island, at JaneMedia@uri.edu.
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