A preliminary report on the use of video technology in online courses

Abstract

Online courses are fast becoming an accepted means of instruction in several different areas. However, most online instruction involves text-based communication. This paper describes the use of video-based communication in teaching two graduate level computer education courses. The authors report on a research project that they conducted to investigate the effectiveness of using video-based conferences in these courses. Preliminary results are described along with recommendations on how web conferences can be used to improve online instruction.