Planning and Conducting the Videoconference. In Teleclass Teaching . New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, pp. It uses traditional television technology and is transmitted live to multiple sites for predetermined groups usually via satellite. Viewers call in on existing telephone lines and ask questions or make comments which everyone can hear.
Telephones are available to the group for interaction with the originating site.
As the size of the group increases, the chances for individual interaction is decreased. The amount and kind of interactions will be heavily influenced by the type of teleconference format that the planner chooses. In a traditional lecture, the presenter presents to the audience with or without the use of handouts. They are usually under illustrated or poorly illustrated unless the presenter has planned for a television presentation. At completion of the presentation, participants call in their questions which are heard by all participants at different locations.