Title :
Virtual Classroom Extension for Effective Distance Education
Author :
Dondera, Radu ; Jia, Chun ; Popescu, Voicu ; Nita-Rotaru, Cristina ; Dark, Melissa ; York, Cynthia S.
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette
Abstract :
Key requirements of effective distance learning are interactivity among participants and the student´s sense of presence in the classroom. This system meets those requirements, letting the instructor perceive remote students´ body language and facial expressions as they listen and speak, and letting remote students participate in the on-campus classroom.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; distance learning; emotion recognition; human factors; virtual reality; distance education; distance learning; on-campus classroom; remote student body language; remote student facial expression; virtual classroom extension; Bandwidth; Computer graphics; Computer science; Costs; DSL; Distance learning; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Hardware; Modems; applications; distributed/network graphics; interaction techniques; virtual reality; Computer Graphics; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Education, Distance; Teaching; United States; Universities; User-Computer Interface;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2008.19
