Overview

Videoconferencing provides a powerful teaching platform that can provide students with valuable resources and experiences that are not currently part of the classroom. The Desert Alliance for Technology in Education, in partnership with the BorderLink Project, is seeking teachers that have a desire to use videoconferencing to connect and collaborate with others in innovative ways.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to bring videoconferencing into the classroom to help reduce student/teacher isolation. Videoconferencing will allow classrooms to engage in learning activities with others, possibly in distant places, without having the time and cost of travel. Through videoconferencing, teachers and classrooms can connect with others in a variety of ways including teacher to teacher, classroom to classroom, student to student, classroom to experts, and other connections that have educational value.


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Brochure

As an interactive communication medium, videoconferencing stands out in a number of ways. The visual connection and interaction among participants enhances understanding and helps participants feel connected to each other. 
This goes a long way toward building relationships in a way that e-mail, telephone, or online chat systems cannot.

Click here to view the Videoconferencing Brochure  (pdf, 192K)


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Administrative Benefits

• Time Savings: Videoconferencing alleviates the need to travel. This means time previously spent in the car or the airplane is eliminated.
  
  
• Save Money: By decreasing the need to travel, videoconferencing saves money by reducing travel related expenses.
  
  
• Increased Productivity: Videoconferencing increases workplace productivity by mitigating the time and mental duress incurred through extensive travel. 
  
  
• Increased Participation: Increased participation means more productive meetings and less need for debriefing staff unable to attend.
  

Educational Benefits
Educators and librarians from around the country report that videoconferencing technology impacts student learning in the following ways:

• Heightens Motivation
• Improves Communication and Presentation skills
• Increases Connection with the Outside World
• Increases Depth of Learning

Learning Technologies operates a robust videoconferencing system. This system breaks down the walls of geographic isolation, which is often times a barrier to meeting objectives, and opens the doors to a world of possibilities.

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