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Article: Interactive videoconferencing as a medium for special education: knowledge acquisition in preservice teacher education.(Report)
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- Intervention in School & Clinic
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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Interactive videoconferencing (IVC) consists of live, synchronous audio and video communication via a computer or digital phone network among sites in different physical locations. Many productive but not always obvious benefits, such as increased learning opportunities, student motivation, and instructor-student communication, are possible through IVC. This article discusses IVC as a useful medium for teaching and learning in higher education teacher preparation programs.
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