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Evaluation of the Suitability of Distributed Interactive Videoconferencing for use in Higher Education

2 Method for evaluation

2.2 Sessions targeted for evaluation

Prior to ABC '96 eight sessions were selected, intended to represent the range of interaction styles across all sessions (refer to Appendix 2 for ABC '96 Programme). The different sessions were selected for potential analysis on the basis of the following criteria:

Presentation type (the following types of session were planned for ABC '96: lecture, demo, video/talk, informal chat, debate, panel discussion).
Estimated level of interactivity (depending on number of sites directly involved in the session, site of speaker, site of presenter, number of speakers involved)

The sessions selected for analysis were:

Individual presentations, speakers at Aveiro and Brussels, presenter at Aveiro
Individual linked presentations, 2 speakers at Madrid, 1 speaker at Naples, presenter at Naples
Lectures, 1 speaker at Madrid, 1 speaker at Aveiro, presenter at Aveiro
Debate, 3 speakers at Brussels, Madrid and Naples, presenter at Berlin
Linked lectures, 2 speakers at Brussels, presenter at Naples
Lecture, 1 speaker at Brussels, presenter at Brussels
Lecture, 1 speaker at Madrid, presenter at Aveiro
Lecture, 1 speaker at Naples, presenter at Naples

In the following report 'speaker' is defined as a person giving a presentation at the Summer School, 'presenter' is the co-ordination person based at each main site responsible for introducing the speakers, managing questions at their site, and certain chairing-type activities e.g. during discussion sessions. An additional responsibility on presenters was their role in the overall control structure. This aspect was supported from the main control site (Madrid) by a continuity presenter assisted by a content evaluator and commentator. In addition there was also a co-ordinator based at each site responsible for technical co-ordination of their site with the overall Summer School. 'Participants' are attendees to the Summer School.

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