ERIC Number: EJ1439917
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
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The Paradox of Closeness and Distance in a Family Science Interactive Video Conferencing Seminar: Lessons for Teaching in a Time of COVID-19 and Beyond
Elizabeth Sharp; Erika Brooks-Hurst; Paulina Velez-Gomez; Dan Fang; Debbie Nickles; Tim Oblad; Andrea Parker; Stabdi Samtani; Shu Yuan
Family Science Review, v27 n1 2023
Technological advances have created a myriad of possibilities for university teaching, administration, and research. In particular, the internet makes it possible for teaching and meetings to occur when faculty and students are in different locations, and the use of such technologies has seen an unprecedented upsurge since the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we explore a Family Science graduate seminar taught by an instructor 5000 miles away from the students (n= 7) and a teaching assistant (TA) who were in the same classroom. Using a feminist pedagogical framework, we examined students, the TA, and the instructor's reactions, emotions, and experiences during a 15-week interactive video conferencing (IVC) seminar. Focusing on discussions in the context of IVC, we share benefits and challenges and offer recommendations for using IVC. This paper contributes to the timely dialogue about discussions and emotions in teaching synchronously online and explores the possibilities and limitations of IVC teaching.
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Graduate Study, Seminars, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Videoconferencing, Synchronous Communication, Interactive Video, Doctoral Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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