Video Conferencing Technology: A Boon to Teaching-Learning Process.

Abstract

The term videoconferencing has a vague definition. The fact is that videoconferencing is a function which can be hosted on a variety of technologies and has been for some years. It is not a technology in itself. It may be defined as any use of television to join people in some live interaction. However, the term is actually applied to a wide range of situations from live video lecturing to large audiences, to a point-to-point, individual-to-individual desktop PC chats. Video conferencing has great potential for learning in Higher Education. The potential lies in creating greater opportunity for dialogue which facilitates more effective learning than working in isolation. The technology ranges from microwave, satellites, optical fiber to ISDN. The communications from person to person informal discussions, formal group meetings to large lectures. It is only recently that technology has reached a level of stability, usability and affordability which permits its use in real teaching scenarios rather than research projects. The research paper helps in understanding the pros and cons of usage of video conferencing in teaching learning process. The research methodology implemented is secondary data collection that includes reference of previous published papers.