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 _________ 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