TOWARDS INTERACTIVE LECTURES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

Herman Koppelman

2012

Abstract

In the last decades many studies in computer science education have emphasized the role of interaction promoting techniques. The context is usually face-to-face education. In this paper we focus upon a well-known example of such techniques, the interactive lecture, and discuss how to adapt it to be useful in distance education. We discuss two key factors. The first is the role modern technology can play to support the interactive lecture in distance education, podcasting in the first place. The second is the use of well-designed problems. We discuss the characteristics of well-designed problems, and their importance in distance education.

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in Harvard Style

Koppelman H. (2012). TOWARDS INTERACTIVE LECTURES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: ESEeL, (CSEDU 2012) ISBN 978-989-8565-07-5, pages 467-470. DOI: 10.5220/0003964304670470


in Bibtex Style

@conference{eseel12,
author={Herman Koppelman},
title={TOWARDS INTERACTIVE LECTURES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: ESEeL, (CSEDU 2012)},
year={2012},
pages={467-470},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003964304670470},
isbn={978-989-8565-07-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: ESEeL, (CSEDU 2012)
TI - TOWARDS INTERACTIVE LECTURES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
SN - 978-989-8565-07-5
AU - Koppelman H.
PY - 2012
SP - 467
EP - 470
DO - 10.5220/0003964304670470