Webcasting

AISR can enhance the learning experience of remote students with webcasting and videoteleconferencing technologies. Many distance-learning students have been "joining" their on-campus classmates via webcasting. This allows them to sit at their PCs and both hear the faculty member and see the presentation being given to the class. They are also able to send their questions and comments back to their teacher using a chat window. For classes that require student presentations, remote participants can be enabled temporarily to speak to the whole class electronically.

The "Wimba Live Classroom" webcasting tool can be added to any course in Blackboard. In addition to the blended synchronous approach described above, faculty teaching in a totally distance learning format, or in traditional campus courses, can take advantage of Wimba for activities like online office hours and review sessions.

Wimba sessions can easily be recorded and the archives can be made available from within the Blackboard course.

If your class takes place in a traditional classroom, but includes remote students as well, we strongly encourage you to work with Medical Media Services. Our trained media support staff will help coordinate the interactions of the remote students so you can focus on teaching. Please contact Medical Media Services at 215-503-7841 or admin.mms@jefferson.edu for more information.

If you only teach students remotely from your office or home, AISR Education Services can provide an orientation to the Wimba technology and can help you become comfortable using the application before your first session with the students. Contact Education Services at edservices@lists.jefferson.edu.