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Videoconferenced AP US History: Why and how!?
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Published: 05/27/11
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Views: 461
Extending the Time and Place for Learning
AP, Apex, blended instruction, Google Docs, Skype, videoconferencing

Problem of practice

How can two schools with different demographics use videoconferencing to enrich diversity and leverage peer motivation between cohorts of AP students? What are some tricks for making it work?

Solution

I describe the rationale and some effective methods for a unique collaboration between EBA and the iSchool, where we ran several AP classes using a shared teacher, online collaboration and learning tools, and videoconferencing technology.

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