Cell-grown sushi and how the buddy system protects fish

Universities are challenged with providing quality educational experiences that meet students' needs for engagement and collaboration. The availability of computer-mediated communication tools provides opportunities for such needs to be met as well as allows students the opportunity to complete higher education degree requirements in virtual environments This chapter discusses how Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was used in a unique Skype-Buddy system to provide virtual face-to-face participation in traditional doctoral classrooms. Students' and professors' satisfaction, benefits, challenges, and surprises in this system are examined. Results and recommendations from this study are applicable in undergraduate and secondary level classrooms.

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A Skype-Buddy Model for Blended Learning

Practical Applications and Experiences in K-20 Blended Learning Environments - Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4912-5.ch024 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 369-386

Author(s):

Carmen E. Macharaschwili ◽

Linda Skidmore Coggin

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Educational Experiences ◽

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Communication Tools ◽

Face To Face ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

Buddy System ◽

Education Degree ◽

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Universities are challenged with providing quality educational experiences that meet students’ needs for engagement and collaboration. The availability of computer-mediated communication tools provides opportunities for such needs to be met as well as allows students the opportunity to complete higher education degree requirements in virtual environments This chapter discusses how Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was used in a unique Skype-Buddy system to provide virtual face-to-face participation in traditional doctoral classrooms. Students’ and professors’ satisfaction, benefits, challenges, and surprises in this system are examined. Results and recommendations from this study are applicable in undergraduate and secondary level classrooms.

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