Penn State World Campus

Posted by in Uncategorized Oct 10th, 2004

Penn State World Campus has added live e-learning to its online curriculum, reported at T.H.E. Journal.

Two years ago, the World Campus was challenged to support its asynchronous, Web-based courses with a synchronous tool – one that enabled students to hold real-time small group discussions and also allowed faculty to conduct interactive tutoring sessions and keep virtual office hours. We also wanted a collaborative environment that supported both PC and Mac platforms. In addition, while initial price points for some synchronous tools appeared low, the cost increased when a phone bridge was required. As a result, we focused on evaluating solutions that offered integrated, high-quality VoIP technology so students wouldn't need two phone lines or a high-speed connection.

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