Conference Telephone Set for classroom telelectures¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 mixed) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

A Conference Telephone Set, borrowed from the university telephone office for each lecture, was the audio equipment used to deliver hour-long expert telelectures to the seminar room. After testing, the author reports "the volume was much greater" than the earlier hands-off set, and "We used this equipment for the last six lectures." Its drawback was that individual microphones had to be passed around the table for students to speak.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Special wall plugs were installed so the equipment could be used when needed; the set was borrowed from the telephone office for each lecture.

Constraints¶

• Individual microphones had to be passed around the table, and the article reports this tended to discourage some students from asking questions.

Target Learners¶

• graduate students in library science

Target Learning Goals¶

• understanding information retrieval systems and projects

Claims¶

• Passing individual microphones discouraged some students from asking questions during telelectures [~W]

Related Elements¶

• EIR® nine-month Internet-based teacher professional development program

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Heiliger, Edward M. (1972). Teaching Information Retrieval Using Telediscussion Techniques. Kent State Univ., Ohio. Center for Library Studies. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED058905