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for the next year. The ability to use the
technology from anywhere was crucial to
conducting sessions across time zones,
and Qi and Simpson often met with
students after hours from their homes or
while they were traveling.
technology from anywhere was crucial to
conducting sessions across time zones,
and Qi and Simpson often met with
students after hours from their homes or
while they were traveling.
SJSU professors can now co-teach
courses in China. Large numbers of
teachers, students, and parents can easily
participate using any standard mobile
device or video system. The quality of
training has improved with considerable
savings in travel costs.
courses in China. Large numbers of
teachers, students, and parents can easily
participate using any standard mobile
device or video system. The quality of
training has improved with considerable
savings in travel costs.
Lecture Capture
Making Lectures Available Anytime,
Anywhere
Professors are using Cisco WebEx to
capture and deliver lectures to students
who choose to attend the courses on site.
For example, Mary Poffenroth, a professor
of biological sciences, offers online courses
with many international students. She also
uses Cisco WebEx to extend her office
hours to off-campus students.
capture and deliver lectures to students
who choose to attend the courses on site.
For example, Mary Poffenroth, a professor
of biological sciences, offers online courses
with many international students. She also
uses Cisco WebEx to extend her office
hours to off-campus students.
“My colleagues and I can easily record
our lectures and make them available to
students instantly,” she says. “Cisco WebEx
is very easy to use and appeals to faculty
with different technology comfort levels.”
our lectures and make them available to
students instantly,” she says. “Cisco WebEx
is very easy to use and appeals to faculty
with different technology comfort levels.”
Poffenroth’s educational YouTube videos,
which explain biological and ecological
science concepts in simple bite-size pieces,
are used by another SJSU instructor,
which explain biological and ecological
science concepts in simple bite-size pieces,
are used by another SJSU instructor,
Jeanine Pfeiffer, who teaches both
environmental biology and environmental
anthropology courses online.
environmental biology and environmental
anthropology courses online.
A professor in SJSU’s Humanities and
Environmental Studies Departments,
Pfeiffer uses Cisco WebEx to deliver video
sessions for her Nature and World Cultures
class. During the webinar sessions,
students listen to short lectures, go on web
tours with Pfeiffer, view video clips, answer
quiz questions, and actively participate in
class discussions and debates. The class is
extremely popular, and each semester she
has to turn dozens of students away.
Environmental Studies Departments,
Pfeiffer uses Cisco WebEx to deliver video
sessions for her Nature and World Cultures
class. During the webinar sessions,
students listen to short lectures, go on web
tours with Pfeiffer, view video clips, answer
quiz questions, and actively participate in
class discussions and debates. The class is
extremely popular, and each semester she
has to turn dozens of students away.
“It was very easy to extend my classroom
techniques to Cisco WebEx,” she says.
“The chat feature lets students ask
questions, and the ability to share video and
other content increases their engagement.”
techniques to Cisco WebEx,” she says.
“The chat feature lets students ask
questions, and the ability to share video and
other content increases their engagement.”
What’s Next?
Located in a crucible of technology
innovation, SJSU is committed to staying on
the leading edge. Competition for students
is always intense, but SJSU’s enrollment is
growing, due in part to the school’s ever-
increasing use of collaboration technology.
innovation, SJSU is committed to staying on
the leading edge. Competition for students
is always intense, but SJSU’s enrollment is
growing, due in part to the school’s ever-
increasing use of collaboration technology.
“Collaboration has enriched
our program by opening the
real world up to students.
We’re providing a wealth of
opportunities by breaking down
geographical barriers to actual
industry experience.”
John Delacruz
Advertising Professor
School of Journalism and Mass
Communications, College of
Applied Sciences and Arts
San José State University
San José State University
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