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The videoconferencing learning environment : Technology, interaction and learning intersect
Posted on 30 May 2011 by Shahril Effendi Bin Ibrahim (Senior Librarian)
Authorship Details
Saw, K. G.
Majid, Omar
Abdul Ghani, N.
Atan, H.
Idrus, R. M.
Rahman, Z. A.
Tan, K. E.
Publication Details
Resource Type: 
Article
Publication Date: 
May 2008
Publication Title: 
British Journal of Educational Technology
Publisher: 
Wiley-Blackwell
Volume: 
39
Issue or Number: 
3
Pagination: 
475-485
Summary

This paper is a study on the interaction patterns of distance learners enrolled in the Mathematics and Physics programmes of Universiti Sains Malaysia in the videoconferencing learning environment (VCLE). Interaction patterns are analysed in six randomly chosen videoconferencing sessions within one academic year. The findings show there are more interactions in the graphics display mode than the video display mode. The graphics display mode, which involves the simultaneous interaction of the teacher, students and course materials, shows greater student engagement in the VCLE. The focus on a three-component interaction in distance learning differs from previous studies which looked at distinct types of two-component interactions. The types of communicative interaction, in particular the explanatory and cognitive types which are dominant in the graphics display mode, are discussed within the construct of learning. The higher number of teacher-initiated interactions may also imply that the teacher plays a crucial role in creating and maintaining a community of inquiry focused on exploring and developing content as well as giving feedback on concepts, ideas or solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR].

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