Virtual Field Trips: Bringing College Students and Policymakers Together through Interactive Technology.

Box-Steffensmeier, Janet M.; Grant, J. Tobin; Meinke, Scott R.; Tomlinson, Andrew R.

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ERIC Number: EJ649727

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Virtual Field Trips: Bringing College Students and Policymakers Together through Interactive Technology.

Box-Steffensmeier, Janet M.; Grant, J. Tobin; Meinke, Scott R.; Tomlinson, Andrew R.

PS: Political Science and Politics, v33 n4 p829-34 Dec 2000

Examines the impact of adding interactive video technology in an experimental course, "Congress and the Policy Process", in which the students held conversations with participants in Washington politics who acted as video seminar speakers. Reports that interaction with politicians improved the student learning experiences and grasp of the course material. (CMK)

Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Benefits, Educational Research, Higher Education, Interactive Video, Political Science, Student Improvement, Surveys, Teaching Methods, Technology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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