Faculty Perceptions of Using Synchronous Video-based Communication Technology

Abstract

Online learning has traditionally relied on asynchronous text-based communication. The COVID-19 pandemic, though, has provided many faculty members with new and/or additional experience using synchronous video-based communication. Questions remain, though, about how this experience will shape online teaching and learning in the future. We conducted a mixed method study to investigate faculty perceptions of using synchronous video-based communication technology. In this paper, we present the results of our inquiry and implications for future research and practice.

Keywords

• synchronous learning
• synchronous teaching
• synchronous video
• synchronous video-based communication
• web-conferencing
• asynchronous video