Use of Webconferencing in Higher Ed

Zoom users jumped from 10 million/day in Dec 2019 to how many per day in March 2020?

• 500 million

• 150 million

• 300 million

• 50 million

In North America, what percentage of faculty used webconferencing applications in their Spring 2020 courses?

• 90

• 80

• 60

• 100

Webconferencing/videoconferencing takes more effort and energy than in-person communication

• True

• False

What did Bell Systems Lab introduce at the 1963 World's Fair?

• The picturephone

• The first computerized webcam

• A wireless microphone

• Conference calling

The webcam was first developed in

• 1985

• 1990

• 1980

• 1998

Research shows that students in synchronous online courses achieve the same student learning outcomes as face-to-face courses

• True

• False

In a comparison of instructional methods, students and instructors first preference was:

• Synchronous face-to-face instruction

• Asynchronous online instruction

• Synchronous online videoconference instruction

According to the studies mentioned in the article, combining asynchronous and (a)   instruction in online courses may lead to greater engagement and retention

Research shows that long lectures transition well to videoconferences

• True

• False

The article provides an overview of four factors of Zoom fatigue, which are (check 4):

• Situational factors

• Communication factors

• Pedagogical factors

• Individual trait factors

• Environmental factors