Desktop Videoconferencing: Technology And Applications

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.F. Midkiff ◽  
T.K. Miller ◽  
H.A. Latchman ◽  
R.D. Hudsonl ◽  
D.C. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Desktop Videoconferencing ◽  
Videoconferencing Technology

Use of real-time videoconferencing to deliver physical therapy services: A scoping review of published and emerging evidence

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 581-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Horsley ◽  
Gunnar Schock ◽  
Stacey L Grona ◽  
Kara Montieth ◽  
Bryttnee Mowat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Real Time ◽  
English Language ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Therapy Assessment ◽  
Process Outcomes ◽  
Study Characteristics ◽  
Therapy Services ◽  
Videoconferencing Technology ◽  
Physical Therapy Services

Introduction Telehealth may be a viable means to deliver physical therapy services across a range of practice settings and health conditions; however, there is limited uptake of telehealth in clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to examine and describe trends, gaps and opportunities in published and emerging evidence regarding the use of real-time videoconferencing to deliver physical therapy services. Methods Four databases and three trial registries were searched using terms for physical therapy and telehealth. Inclusion criteria were primary studies, systematic reviews and published trial registries that had the following features: physical therapy assessment and/or treatment, real-time videoconferencing and English language. Title/abstract, full text screening and data extraction were completed by pairs of independent reviewers. Descriptive statistics stratified by published research and trial registry records were used to summarize study characteristics. Results A total of 100 studies (80 published and 20 trial registries) were included. Australia, Canada and the US have the highest proportion of published and emerging research (63%). The majority of conditions studied were musculoskeletal (42%). Computers were the most common videoconferencing technology used (31%) and only 14% of studies reported using a secure platform. The majority of studies examined health outcomes (64%) and process outcomes (65%), while only 32% reported system outcomes. Discussion Research in the field of telehealth and physical therapy is growing and becoming increasingly diverse with the advancements in technology.

scholarly journals School-based Telerehabilitation In Occupational Therapy: Using Telerehabilitation Technologies to Promote Improvements in Student Performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Joy Criss
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Participant Satisfaction ◽  
School Based ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Therapy Services ◽  
Videoconferencing Technology ◽  
Satisfaction Rates

This article discusses the use of telerehabilitation technologies in occupational therapy for school-based practice. Telerehabilitation, for the purpose of this program, included the implementation of occupational therapy services via two-way interactive videoconferencing technology. The subjects included in this pilot program were children, ages 6 to 11 years, who attended an online charter school and had difficulties in the areas of fine motor and/or visual motor skills which impacted success with handwriting. Each participant completed a virtual evaluation and six 30-minute intervention sessions. The Print Tool™ Assessment was used to determine progress pre- and post-program. A learning coach/student satisfaction survey was given at the end of the program to determine participant satisfaction. Outcomes revealed improvements in handwriting performance for most students who participated in the program and high satisfaction rates reported by all participants.

scholarly journals Leveraging Videoconferencing Technology to Augment Surgical Training During a Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. e035
Author(s):  
Amin Madani ◽  
Dhruvin Hirpara ◽  
Sami A. Chadi ◽  
Preeti Dhar ◽  
Allan Okrainec
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Training ◽  
Videoconferencing Technology

scholarly journals Videoconferencing and the networked provision of language programs in regional and rural schools

ReCALL ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvette Slaughter ◽  
Wally Smith ◽  
John Hajek
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Structuration Theory ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
Rural Settings ◽  
Specialist Teachers ◽  
Videoconferencing Technology ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

AbstractThe use of videoconferencing technology to support the delivery of language programs shows great potential in regional and rural settings where a lack of access to specialist teachers limits equitable access to education. In this article, we investigate the establishment of two regional and rural primary school networks in Australia for videoconferenced language learning. Adopting a perspective taken from the discipline of information systems called structuration theory, we examine how the technology they use both changes and is changed by its use in language learning, and how schools and teachers take control of technology and adapt their educational approaches. Case studies were carried out on the two networks using multiple data sources, including interviews and observation of language classes. The findings reveal that even with the same conceptual foundations and aims, divergent models of practice emerge as sustainable adaptations to localised factors. These differences are shaped by, among other things, an interplay between the quality of infrastructure, prior knowledge, and the “material properties” of the technology, including its functions, limits, and deployment in physical space. A closer look at these practices illustrates limitations and possibilities specifically for language education, but also more broadly illustrates how the success of these videoconferencing initiatives are influenced by a nuanced combination of social, educational, and technological factors.

Teaching Online or On-Campus? – What Students Say About Desktop Videoconferencing

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (01-02) ◽  
pp. 90-106
Author(s):  
Anders Grov Nilsen ◽  
Aslaug Grov Almås ◽  
Rune Johan Krumsvik
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Online ◽  
Desktop Videoconferencing

Collaboration in the Large

2011 ◽  
pp. 115-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane H. Sonnenwald ◽  
Paul Solomon ◽  
Noriko Hara ◽  
Reto Bolliger ◽  
Thomas H. Cox
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Organizational Infrastructure ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Social Organizational ◽  
Approach Working ◽  
Videoconferencing Technology

This chapter discusses the social, organizational and technical challenges and solutions that emerged when facilitating collaboration through videoconferencing for a large, geographically dispersed research and development (R&D) organization. Collaboration is an integral component of many R&D organizations. Awareness of activities and potential contributions of others is fundamental to initiating and maintaining collaboration, yet this awareness is often difficult to sustain, especially when the organization is geographically dispersed. To address these challenges, we applied an action research approach, working with members of a large, geographically distributed R&D center to implement videoconferencing to facilitate collaboration and large group interaction within the center. We found that social, organizational and technical infrastructures needed to be adapted to compensate for limitations in videoconferencing technology. New social and organizational infrastructure included: explicit facilitation of videoconference meetings; the adaptation of visual aids; and new participant etiquette practices. New technical infrastructure included: upgrades to videoconference equipment; the use of separate networks for broadcasting camera views, presentation slides and audio; and implementation of new technical operations practices to support dynamic interaction among participants at each location. Lessons learned from this case study may help others plan and implement videoconferencing to support interaction and collaboration among large groups.

Acceptance and Appropriation of Videoconferencing for E-Training

2011 ◽  
pp. 104-119
Author(s):  
Bernard Fallery ◽  
Roxana Taddei ◽  
Sylvie Gerbaix
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Media Richness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Media Richness Theory ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
Desktop Videoconferencing ◽  
Virtual Class ◽  
The Media ◽  
Technological Distance ◽  
Expected Benefits

The purpose of this paper is to explore the acceptance and the appropriation of videoconferencing-mediated training during real training situations in a French company. The authors compare the acceptance and appropriation by 60 employees of two videoconferencing-mediated training systems: the virtual class (desktop videoconferencing) and the remote class (where learners are gathered together in the same room while the trainer is located at distance). In considering the acceptance of these videoconferencing-mediated training systems, a link was confirmed between perceived usefulness and the intention to use, but no relationship was established between the levels of acceptance and the required effort. The intention to use videoconferencing was associated with the expected benefits and not with the expected effort. Regarding appropriation, learners did not report a perception of technological distance. Moreover, this paper shows that learners and the trainer preferred the virtual class rather than the more classical remote class. The authors’ findings contradict the media richness theory, according to which the remote class, which is the “richer” medium in their research, should have been preferred.

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