Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology

Collaborative Learning in a Distance Learning Environment with IST courses 413, 331, 210, 240, 420.
Patrice Clemson - pac20@psu.edu, Lu Xiao - lxx112@psu.edu

Collaborative technologies used with distance learning:
• ANGEL
• Adobe Connect
⁃ Used for lectures, recordings, and group meetings
• Bridge
⁃ Students online can collaborate synchronously/asynchronously in a virtual workspace which included sharing of documents, group chats, a rational panel, user lists, and more.
• IM
• Cell phones
• Email
• Digital photos
• Videos

Course Configurations
• IST 413 06' - Lu Xiao co-located with students. Collaborative case review activity was performed, but students weren't fully engaged they feel because the activity was not graded.
• IST 331 06' - Lu Xiao was at UP, Pat and her students were at Beaver campus combining Adobe Connect and Bridge technologies