Lessons learned: University students' perceptions of synchronous video class delivery
Abstract: Forty-one graduate students in teacher education courses offered via a synchronous video online delivery format were questioned about their perceptions about four aspects of their experiences with the system. They were asked about the quality of the audio and video reception and transmission, the convenience of use of the system, the quantity of discussion, and the quality of discussion. As the students increased the number of synchronous video online course taken, their ratings of all four aspects also increased. Of particular interest to the researchers were the last two aspects which focused on discussion within the delivery platform. Judging the quantity and quality of discussion to be inferior to what they had experienced in on-campus brick and mortar classes, the researchers were surprised to find that the students rated these aspects much higher on a 1-10 Likert scale than the researchers had expected and higher by 2-3 points then the researchers had done themselves. These findings have prompted further investigation on discussion in synchronous video online environments.