Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors

The paper reports issues relating to the use of three modes of webcast technology in the teaching of two undergraduate courses, namely, BTK4003 (Bioinformatics) for Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) programme at the Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, and DCE 3301 (Learning at Workplace) f...

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Main Authors: Md Yunus, Aida Suraya, Napis, Suhaimi, Kasa, Zakaria, Asmuni, Azizan, Abu Samah, Bahaman
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Published: Eurojournals 2009
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Napis, Suhaimi
Kasa, Zakaria
Asmuni, Azizan
Abu Samah, Bahaman
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Kasa, Zakaria
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description The paper reports issues relating to the use of three modes of webcast technology in the teaching of two undergraduate courses, namely, BTK4003 (Bioinformatics) for Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) programme at the Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, and DCE 3301 (Learning at Workplace) for Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Development) programme at the Faculty of Educational Studies at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. The study, aimed in determining the effectiveness of using webcast technology at the university was carried out in two phases over a period of two successive academic sessions. This report focuses on the experiences and perceptions of the observers who were instructors of the two courses. Lectures were conducted via three different modes of webcasting: i) Live streaming; ii) Pre-recorded streaming; and iii) Video-on-demand. The fourth group, which is the control group received live face-to-face normal lecture. Observations noted by instructors during the actual exercise were reported back to the research team to be compiled throughout the duration of the study. Findings show that experiences relayed by instructors who participated in the study ranged from the instructors’ state of readiness to be involved in the study to the management of students’ behaviour and the quality of network and connectivity. Lessons learned throughout the course of the study as well as some recommendations on best-practises are discussed.
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spelling upm-70072013-05-27T07:33:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7007/ Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors Md Yunus, Aida Suraya Napis, Suhaimi Kasa, Zakaria Asmuni, Azizan Abu Samah, Bahaman The paper reports issues relating to the use of three modes of webcast technology in the teaching of two undergraduate courses, namely, BTK4003 (Bioinformatics) for Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) programme at the Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, and DCE 3301 (Learning at Workplace) for Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Development) programme at the Faculty of Educational Studies at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. The study, aimed in determining the effectiveness of using webcast technology at the university was carried out in two phases over a period of two successive academic sessions. This report focuses on the experiences and perceptions of the observers who were instructors of the two courses. Lectures were conducted via three different modes of webcasting: i) Live streaming; ii) Pre-recorded streaming; and iii) Video-on-demand. The fourth group, which is the control group received live face-to-face normal lecture. Observations noted by instructors during the actual exercise were reported back to the research team to be compiled throughout the duration of the study. Findings show that experiences relayed by instructors who participated in the study ranged from the instructors’ state of readiness to be involved in the study to the management of students’ behaviour and the quality of network and connectivity. Lessons learned throughout the course of the study as well as some recommendations on best-practises are discussed. Eurojournals 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7007/1/European_Journal_of_Social_Sciences_%E2%80%93_Volume_7%2C_Number_4_%282009%29.pdf Md Yunus, Aida Suraya and Napis, Suhaimi and Kasa, Zakaria and Asmuni, Azizan and Abu Samah, Bahaman (2009) Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors. European Journal of Social Sciences, 7 (4). pp. 145-152. ISSN 1450-2267 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejss_7_4_15.pdf English
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Napis, Suhaimi
Kasa, Zakaria
Asmuni, Azizan
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors
title Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors
title_full Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors
title_fullStr Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors
title_full_unstemmed Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors
title_short Webcast technology in teaching: It’s implementation from the perspective of instructors
title_sort webcast technology in teaching: it’s implementation from the perspective of instructors
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7007/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7007/1/European_Journal_of_Social_Sciences_%E2%80%93_Volume_7%2C_Number_4_%282009%29.pdf