Videoconferencing On-Line: Enhancing Communication over the Internet

This presentation explains how videoconferencing technology allows geographically disparate parties to see and hear one another across campus or around the globe through satellite or telephone communication systems.

Abstract

Videoconferencing technology allows geographically disparate parties to see and hear one anotheracross campus or around the globeusually through satellite or telephone communication systems. It is typically an expensive undertaking involving costly equipment, high user fees, and elaborate infrastructure, often including a dedicated videoconferencing room. These costs and the required preparations for a videoconference have limited the number of potential