1. Consider remote learning (e.g., remote access science labs). What modern technology do you think can better promote the teaching effectiveness of remote learning?

Distance education is a new type of education model formed under the promotion of technological development and social demand. It is a new type of education method that combines information technology and modern educational thoughts (Guy & Roberts, 1998) with computer, multimedia, modern communication and other information technologies as the main means. Distance learning breaks the time and space limitations of the traditional education system and breaks the education method based on teacher teaching, which is conducive to personalized learning and expands the scope of education. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 this year, distance education began to be widely used worldwide.

 

BigBlue Button is one of the ways of distance education and the method used by our university for distance education.BigBlueButton is a web conferencing application that is fully integrated into Canvas, providing a virtual classroom that supports video, audio, and text communications. BigBlueButton also features an on-screen whiteboard display for presentation materials and provides faculty with facilities for sharing content on their screen. Watch this space for more information on BigBlueButton, including documentation and tutorials.

Reference

Guy, F. R., & Roberts, R. N. (1998). U.S. Patent No. 5,833,468. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.