| Title | Applying different models for videoconference utilization in engineering education |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | SILVEIRA, R. M., I. STIUBIENER, and W. V. Ruggiero |
| Conference Name | International Conference on Engineering Education - ICEE 2001 |
| Date Published | 2001 |
| Abstract | This paper aims to present some experiences in engineering education using videoconference systems at Polytechnic School of Sao Paulo University. At Polytechnic School there are three videoconference rooms operating and other three are under construction. These rooms are part of Poli-Virtual Project that provides our Teaching-Learning environment where we plan to offer many courses in a distance-learning format and also systems for traditional education. This infrastructure intends to improve the information achievement, the learning quality and the interaction between teacher/students. Here we show some decision we have taken about the rooms ’ draw up and some important points when we are dealing with didactic material production. For the best utilization of these videoconference rooms and their resources, three models of distance courses are proposed. The main difference between the models related to the participants ’ distribution in the rooms. These three models are applied in engineering courses and all the pros and cons are evaluated. Index Terms ⎯ videoconference, engineering education, distance learning. |
