Long, J. M., & Cavenett, S. W., & Gordon, E., & Joordens, M. (2014, June), Enhancing Learning for Distance Students in an Undergraduate Engineering Course through Real-time Web-Conferencing  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE International Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--17181

\bibitem{asee_peer_17181}
  Long, J. M., \& Cavenett, S. W., \& Gordon, E., \& Joordens, M. (2014, June), \emph{Enhancing Learning for Distance Students in an Undergraduate Engineering Course through Real-time Web-Conferencing}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE International Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--17181

John Matthew Long, Simon William Cavenett, Eloise Gordon, and Matthew Joordens.  "Enhancing Learning for Distance Students in an Undergraduate Engineering Course through Real-time Web-Conferencing".  2014 ASEE International Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/17181 Internet.  03 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17181}
  John Matthew Long, Simon William Cavenett, Eloise Gordon, and Matthew Joordens.
  "Enhancing Learning for Distance Students in an Undergraduate Engineering Course through Real-time Web-Conferencing".
  \emph{2014 ASEE International Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/17181 Internet.  03 Dec, 2024

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AB  -         Enhancing Learning for Distance Students in an Undergraduate          Engineering Course through Real-time Web-ConferencingIn recent years there has been an increasing interest in delivering engineering courses throughnon-traditional means, such as by distance, on-line, flexible, and combinations/blends oflocated and on-line learning environments. [1-3]. Distance education is now an acceptedmeans by which tertiary education can be delivered to non-traditional students, who for manyreasons are unable to attend regular on-campus classes [4]. An increasing number ofuniversities are trialling distance education as a means to reach more students outside oftraditional cohorts. For many years, Deakin University in Australia has delivered a fully-accredited undergraduate engineering program in both on-campus and off-campus modes,with majors that include mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, and civil engineering [5].Isolation, lack of real-time contact with teaching staff, and lack of access to laboratories arethree of the most significant challenges faced by distance students. However, moderncommunication technologies are making significant contributions towards alleviating theseproblems. Web-conferencing tools may be a means whereby tutorials or small class sessionscan be delivered efficiently and in real time to groups of off-campus students [6].In this paper, we present our efforts to use the web-conferencing software Elluminate-Live![7] for delivering tutorials, discussion classes, and even laboratory practicals to groups ofstudents studying engineering off-campus. We will give examples from each of our majordisciplines, comparing student feedback and grades over the years 2012-2013, focusing onsubjects delivered over the summer semester. Our results show that students welcome web-conferencing as an effective means to deliver classes to distance students and improve theirlearning experience.1. Anastasiadis, P., and Metaxas, G. (2006). “Issues of importance in engineering education and distance   learning,” World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 5(3), 393-396.2. Dickrell, D. (2012). “Applying Distance Education Technologies to a Large-Scale Engineering Mechanics   Course,” 119th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings (San   Antonio), session T518.3. Krute, L. (2012). “Distance Education Partnerships,” 119th American Society for Engineering Education   Annual Conference Proceedings, session M614.4. Cleveland-Innes, M.F., and Garrison, D.R. editors (2010). An Introduction to Distance Education:   Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era (New York: Routledge).5. Long, J.M. and Baskaran, K. (2004). “Engineering Education Down Under: Distance Teaching at Deakin   University, Australia,” 2004 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education   Proceedings (Salt Lake City), session 2160.6. Gordon, E., Joordens, M., Stojcevski, A. (2013). “Effective technology to support cooperative learning in a   virtual learning environment,” Proceedings of the 2013 Australasian Association for Engineering   Education Conference, editors C. Lemckert, G. Jenkins, and S. Lang-Lemckert (Gold Coast, Australia),   8-11 December.7. Elluminate Live!, (2009), “The Impact of Synchronous Online Learning on Academic Institutions:   Customer Experiences from K-12 and Higher Education”, white paper, see   .
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