Strategies for Developing and Delivering Live Videoconferencing and On-Demand Streaming Video in Medical Education

Arnold J. Smolen, Ph.D. and George E. Zeiset Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

ABSTRACT:

Drexel University College of Medicine (formerly MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine) has used live videoconferencing on a daily basis since 1994. All of the lectures in the first two years of the undergraduate medical curriculum are live videoconferences from our lecture halls to students located in remote classrooms. In addition, many of our faculty meetings, committee meetings, and seminars also employ live videoconferencing to enable faculty and students located at remote sites to participate in these programs.

We have recently begun to capture all of the lectures in the first two years of the undergraduate medical curriculum, as well as the core lectures in each of the required third year clerkships, and make these available to our students on demand as streaming audio and video.

This workshop will begin with a discussion of the history of videoconferencing and streaming video and its use in education. We will explore the various technical standards used for audio, video, and application sharing, and we will compare some of the hardware and software platforms used for videoconferencing and on-demand streaming video. Based on our own classroom experience, we will discuss techniques and strategies for effective use of videoconferencing and streaming video in both classroom and lecture settings. Finally, we will discuss how our faculty uses these technologies, and how they impact our students' learning.

A major portion of this workshop will be devoted to providing participants with hands-on experience with producing and participating in both live videoconferencing and on-demand streaming video.

BENEFIT TO PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING SESSION:

This workshop will provide participants with a basic understanding of technologies involved in using live videoconferencing and on-demand video streaming. A major portion of this workshop will be devoted to providing participants with hands-on experience with producing and participating in both live videoconferencing and on-demand streaming video. Techniques for using these technologies effectively in medical education will be explored. The workshop will be held at the Queen Lane Facility and not on the main Drexel campus. Transportation will be provided from the Sheraton University City Hotel.

Arnold J. Smolen, Ph.D. Drexel University College of Medicine 2900 Queen Lane Philadelphia, PA 19129 Phone: (215) 991-8564 Fax: (215) 843-2374 Email: mailto:smolen@drexel.edu Website: http://webcampus.med.drexel.edu/

CO-AUTHORS: George E. Zeiset Drexel University College of Medicine 2900 Queen Lane Philadelphia, PA 19129 Phone: (215) 991-8511 Fax: (215) 843-2374 Email: mailto:zeiset@drexel.edu Website: http://webcampus.med.drexel.edu/