EDU 653
Higher Order Web-Mediated Learning - Week 2
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Week 2 - Researching and Note Synthesis
Week 2 - Researching and Note Synthesis
Topic: "To Web Conference, or NOT to Web Conference"
Topic: "To Web Conference, or NOT to Web Conference"
Pre-Reflection
This week's topic of research is something I've never really thought too much about. It's just been a means to an end. With everyone becoming more comfortable with "jumping on a call" and most or all conferences still being hosted online, it's becoming quite commonplace. Not to mention covid and online learning.... let's just ignore the obvious.
When thinking of web conferencing as a source of research I immediately think about interviewing people. Connecting with people around the world, with whom you wouldn't normally be able to connect, pre-web conferencing days to interview for a plethora of reasons. Beyond interviews, I'm not really sure if there's anything else that comes to mind.
Driving Questions
(and initial thoughts)
Why is it helpful?
Being able to consult people from all over the world
Attending online conferences
Synchronous learning
What increases and decreases its effectiveness?
Internet/Tech issues
Lack of tech proficiency
Time-zone issues
How can it be used in your environment?
online learning during school closures
interviewing/connecting with colleagues in different countries
Research Sources and Rough Notes Taken From Each Source (Pre-Synthesised)
Notes:
offers benefits in medical education, such as global accessbility and flexibility
dependent on advanced IT and computing infrastructure
requires new technology
requires strategic planning
quality is affected by:
student factors
content
management
external factors
training
Notes:
remote consultations saved time and money
patients felt it was less burdensome
caused fewer negative impacts on health (in comparison to what?)
technical problems were common
all parties saw remote consultations as positive and beneficial
remote consultations free up clinic space for those that must be seen in person
Notes:
majority of students indicated sessions were effective in facilitating learning
zoom assessments were generally considered efficient and uncomplicated
can easily share one's screen in meetings and rapid sharing of information between users without sending/downloading files
fosters real time collaborative learning and feedback opportunities
provides affective support for students irrespective of instructors' or students' geographical locations
Notes:
reduces cost of hosting educational activities
allows content to be distributed quickly and efficiently regardless of distance, and within a more flexible timeframe
Notes:
difficult to plan strategies for limiting the number of online lectures
difficult to oplan effective online small group discussions
requires training
requires equipment
Notes:
overall positive outcome on participants performance
more options for video conferencing software
more flexible method of training
minimum level of tech required
training required
Commonalities & Themes:
Ease of Use
User Impressions
Effectiveness
Technical Concerns
Synthesised Notes
(With Color Coding)
Notes:
offers benefits in medical education, such as global accessbility and flexibility
dependent on advanced IT and computing infrastructure
requires new technology
requires strategic planning
quality is affected by:
student factors
content
management
external factors
training
Notes:
remote consultations saved time and money
patients felt it was less burdensome
caused fewer negative impacts on health (in comparison to what?)
technical problems were common
all parties saw remote consultations as positive and beneficial
remote consultations free up clinic space for those that must be seen in person
Notes:
majority of students indicated sessions were effective in facilitating learning
zoom assessments were generally considered efficient and uncomplicated
can easily share one's screen in meetings and rapid sharing of information between users without sending/downloading files
fosters real time collaborative learning and feedback opportunities
provides affective support for students irrespective of instructors' or students' geographical locations
Notes:
reduces cost of hosting educational activities
allows content to be distributed quickly and efficiently regardless of distance, and within a more flexible timeframe
Notes:
difficult to plan strategies for limiting the number of online lectures
difficult to plan effective online small group discussions
requires training
requires equipment
Notes:
overall positive outcome on participants performance
many options for video conferencing software available now
more flexible method of training
minimum level of tech required
training required
Rearranged Notes
Ease of Use
allows content to be distributed quickly and efficiently regardless of distance, and within a more flexible timeframe
difficult to plan strategies for limiting the number of online lectures
difficult to plan effective online small group discussions
requires training
requires equipment
many options for video conferencing software available now
minimum level of tech required
training required
requires strategic planning
dependent on advanced IT and computing infrastructure
zoom assessments were generally considered efficient and uncomplicated
can easily share one's screen in meetings and rapid sharing of information between users without sending/downloading files
User Impressions
patients felt it was less burdensome
all parties saw remote consultations as positive and beneficial
majority of students indicated sessions were effective in facilitating learning
Effectiveness
offers benefits in medical education, such as global accessbility and flexibility
more flexible method of training
overall positive outcome on participants performance
reduces cost of hosting educational activities
quality is affected by:
student factors
content
management
external factors
training
remote consultations saved time and money
caused fewer negative impacts on health
remote consultations free up clinic space for those that must be seen in person
fosters real time collaborative learning and feedback opportunities
provides affective support for students irrespective of instructors' or students' geographical locations
Technical Concerns
technical problems were common
requires new technology
Deeper Synthesis Into "Pros" and "Cons"
Ease of Use
allows content to be distributed quickly and efficiently regardless of distance, and within a more flexible timeframe
difficult to plan strategies for limiting the number of online lectures
difficult to plan effective online small group discussions
requires training
requires equipment
many options for video conferencing software available now
minimum level of tech required
training required
requires strategic planning
dependent on advanced IT and computing infrastructure
zoom assessments were generally considered efficient and uncomplicated
can easily share one's screen in meetings and rapid sharing of information between users without sending/downloading files
User Impressions
patients felt it was less burdensome
all parties saw remote consultations as positive and beneficial
majority of students indicated sessions were effective in facilitating learning
Effectiveness
offers benefits in medical education, such as global accessbility and flexibility
more flexible method of training
overall positive outcome on participants performance
reduces cost of hosting educational activities
quality is affected by:
student factors
content
management
external factors
training
remote consultations saved time and money
caused fewer negative impacts on health
remote consultations free up clinic space for those that must be seen in person
fosters real time collaborative learning and feedback opportunities
provides affective support for students irrespective of instructors' or students' geographical locations
Technical Concerns
technical problems were common
requires new technology
Post Synthesis Notes:
From the synthesised notes above, it's apparent that web-conferencing is not without it's flaws, however, based on my synthesis into categories of Ease of Use, User Impressions, Effectiveness, and Technical Concerns, it seems like an overwhelmingly positive addition to society, once issues relating to technology and tech proficiency become moot.
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