Improving Communication with WebCT Vista in a Remote Class

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Thursday, July 13, 2006
This presentation is part of 3: Poster Sessions
Improving Communication with WebCT Vista in a Remote Class

Description: The Center for Information Networking uses satellite transmission, receiver antennas, and the school's mobile satellite communication vehicle to enable 8 colleges and 10 campuses to participate simultaneously in a distance learning class. This session will explore how WebCT Vista has helped facilitate communication between students and their instructor in this remote course.
Presentation Format: Poster
Topic: Integrating the campus: Technical solutions and extended uses
Target Audience: Faculty and Other Instructors
Appropriate Audience Level: Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users
WebCT Version: WebCT Vista
Abstract Text: Nihon University, as Japan's largest University, is home to colleges and courses of all different academic fields. The Center for Information Networking plays the part of broadcast center by sending multimedia information to each of college campuses using Nihon University's satellite communication system (NU-SAT) in 1998. Using satellite transmission and receiver antennas and the school's mobile satellite communication vehicle, the Center for Information Networking allows eight colleges and ten campuses ranging from the College of Engineering in Kouriyama, Fukushima Prefecture in the north, to as far south as the College of International Relations in Mishima, Sizuoka Prefecture to participate simultaneously in the distance learning class. Because it was difficult to take communication between a teacher and students by a remote class, I tried improvement of communication using WebCT. The teaching material presentation function of WebCT, a questionnaire and a discussion function were used.

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Description:	The Center for Information Networking uses satellite transmission, receiver antennas, and the school's mobile satellite communication vehicle to enable 8 colleges and 10 campuses to participate simultaneously in a distance learning class. This session will explore how WebCT Vista has helped facilitate communication between students and their instructor in this remote course.
Presentation Format:	Poster
Topic:	Integrating the campus: Technical solutions and extended uses
Target Audience:	Faculty and Other Instructors
Appropriate Audience Level:	Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users
WebCT Version:	WebCT Vista
Abstract Text:	Nihon University, as Japan's largest University, is home to colleges and courses of all different academic fields. The Center for Information Networking plays the part of broadcast center by sending multimedia information to each of college campuses using Nihon University's satellite communication system (NU-SAT) in 1998. Using satellite transmission and receiver antennas and the school's mobile satellite communication vehicle, the Center for Information Networking allows eight colleges and ten campuses ranging from the College of Engineering in Kouriyama, Fukushima Prefecture in the north, to as far south as the College of International Relations in Mishima, Sizuoka Prefecture to participate simultaneously in the distance learning class. Because it was difficult to take communication between a teacher and students by a remote class, I tried improvement of communication using WebCT. The teaching material presentation function of WebCT, a questionnaire and a discussion function were used.