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CONTENTS


Executive Summary
1.Introduction
2.Course Design
3.Evaluation
4.Review
5.Conclusions
6.References
7.Appendices


Case Studies

Using Video Conferencing to Support Distance Learning
A Staff Development Course

Sandra McKillop
and
Maria Lee

The Queen's University of Belfast

Acknowledgements

This case study was funded under the auspices of the Advisory Group on Computer Graphics (AGOCG), an initiative of the Joint Information Systems Committee of the Higher Education Funding Councils and the Research Councils.
The authors would like to thank their colleagues in the Institute of Computer Based Learning and the Teaching Support Group, Computing Services for their support and help during the past months. Special thanks are also due to Mr Seamus Carlin, Audio Visual Services and other service departments within the University for their help in the design, development and delivery of this course: Staff Development and Training Unit, Enterprise Unit and the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Lastly, thanks to the TALiSMAN Co-ordinator and staff at the Centre for Learning and Assessment, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen who assisted in reviewing and providing constructive feedback on the course outline and content.

Contact Information

Ms Sandra McKillop
Teaching Support Group
Computing Services
The Queens University of Belfast
Belfast
BT7 1NN
s.mckillop@qub.ac.uk

Ms Maria Lee
Institute of Computer Based Learning
6 College Park East
The Queens University of Belfast
Belfast
BT7 1LQ
m.lee@qub.ac.uk

We are happy to discuss our experiences and to assist anyone wishing to design and develop courses to prepare staff who want to use Communication and Information Technology (C&IT) in their teaching and learning.
Any comments on this report will be gratefully received

© The Queen's University of Belfast 1998

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