One-Way+Live+Video

One-Way Live Video
Prior to reading this chapter, I thought I personally had not been involved in distance education. While reading about one-way live video, a past memory came to mind. About eighteen years ago I was enrolled in a program similar to "Sunrise Semester". I would have to tune in to a channel found on my cable network a couple of times a week and watch a teacher present a lecture. I did have go to campus to turn in all of my assignments. Although there were several times when the channel did not air the lectures at the appropriate times I still found it very convenient to watch the lecture when I had a dedicated time at home. Darlene D'Amelia

Back in the day I had something similar. The education class that I was taking the professor would record his lectures and if you missed class you could check out the VHS tape and watch the lecture – attendance was part of the class so you just couldn’t stop attending, but this did lay the groundwork for this same professor to start to broadcast his lectures the next semester. If you were lucky enough to have the university station on your cable guide then you could watch/record the lectures. Having the opportunity to watch the lecture from my living room and at a time that worked for me was great. I recorded all of the lectures and used them as study guides and it really worked out well for me. I still had to attend class for quizzes and tests but in this new broadcast format the attendance policy was eased up a bit, I think you could miss up to six classes, but since I had recorded the lectures I never felt that I had missed a class. On the last day of class the professor led a discussion asking students if they enjoyed the broadcast format and if this was something worthwhile. The class responded with nothing but positive comments and when asked if this was something that was going to continue I still remember the professor making a very casual remark of, “it’s something we’re exploring.”

Brian Clough