Julia Kampov-Polevoi UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL AMICAL Members' Use of Videoconferencing Technology

About the Study Overarching goal: Support cross-campus learning among AMICAL institutions Stage One: Learn about current resources & infrastructure – collaborative learning technologies (VCT emphasis) What technology is available? How is it used? Survey was sent to 43 individuals (IT directors and specialists, academic leaders, librarians) from 20 AMICAL member institutions 1

Respondents 16 completed surveys representing 13 (65%) AMICAL member institutions Respondent roles (positions): Academic IT Management (n=10) IT specialist (n=4) Head Librarian (n=1) Professor/Academic Administration (n=1) 2

VCT Use 12 of 13 institutions use VCT Dedicated Systems: Polycom (8) Tandberg (2) Scopia (1) Web-Based: Skype (4) Ellumniate (2) Google Talk (1) 3

VCT Use - Purpose 4 Academic Use Admin Use Other Use (special events; performances; conferences)

Academic Use of VCT Instruction in variety of Academic disciplines: Arts & Humanities Social & Political Sciences Health Sciences Business & Law Collaboration with other campuses 5

Academic Use of VCT Synchronous DE (7 institutions) Dedicated VCT (e.g., Polycom, Tandberg) Use frequency Regular use < 50% Occasional use > 50% 6

Academic Use of VCT Asynchronous DE (4 institutions) Web-based VCT (e.g., Elluminate) Use frequency: low 7

Academic Use of VCT Augmentation of Classroom Instruction (4 institutions) Both types of VCT Use frequency Regular use 8

Academic Use of VCT Inter-Institutional Collaborative Instruction Most common (8 institutions) Use frequency Regular use > 60% 9

Academic Use - Summary Most common/frequent use: collaborative instruction with other institutions But – regularly at only 5 of 13 responding institutions Collaborative instruction in two main forms: Synchronous DE Augmentation of classroom instruction Asynchronous DE – least common mode of instruction 10

Expansion of VCT Use Yes – 4 Already use extensively for instruction and collaboration (3) Special Events use No – 9 Why? Technology acquisition plans Mostly - No 11

Barriers to VCT Use Technology infrastructure? No Stable network VCT installed in multiple locations Lack of knowledgeable IT support? No IT specialists familiar with existing and other VCT Absent or rather unrecognized academic need 12

Food for Thought Technology presence = Technology use Main driver of VCT use – Academic collaboration Focus on infrequent users Learn from peer institutions Engage professors and academic leaders – IT specialists can and will help 13