Teaching using interactive video: creating connections.

Abstract

This article addresses the two essential elements of distance learning: the technology and the pedagogy. Both areas are discussed through the four components--information, support, resources, and relationships--of a work effectiveness model. Drawing from recent literature and their experience, the authors offer strategies for making interactive video technology "invisible" while engaging students at a distance. Students experience connections when faculty know how to manage the equipment, plan ahead, and consciously construct strategies for creating relationships across the miles.