Probst, D. K. (2015, June), On the Effectiveness of Teaching Optics as a Webinar  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24535

\bibitem{asee_peer_24535}
  Probst, D. K. (2015, June), \emph{On the Effectiveness of Teaching Optics as a Webinar}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24535

David K. Probst P.E..  "On the Effectiveness of Teaching Optics as a Webinar".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24535 Internet.  13 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_24535}
  David K. Probst P.E..
  "On the Effectiveness of Teaching Optics as a Webinar".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24535 Internet.  13 Jan, 2025

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AB  -                       On the effectiveness of teaching Optics as a webinarIn response to a move by the State to encourage smaller, more costly programs to explorepotential efficiencies due to the improved technology available for distance learning, the Physicsdepartments across the state formed a collaboration in which we could share responsibilities forcourse delivery across institutions. The idea was that it would be more efficient to have oneinstructor teach a course to several small classes at multiple institutions, rather than have severalinstructors teaching the same course to small classes at multiple institutions. No money changedhands between the participating institutions; students paid their tuition locally for the course.Though skeptical, the department chairs across the state agreed to a plan that would begin withteaching an elective course to test the effectiveness of the webinar delivery method. If thewebinar delivery format was deemed to provide a reasonably effective learning experience forstudents, we would then move on to a course that was required in some programs and elective inothers. Finally, we would deliver a course that was required in all Physics programs, such asMechanics.Optics is a course that is not required in all Physics programs. The course has now been taughttwice using the webinar format to students at three institutions simultaneously. Students werepolled both times to obtain feedback on their learning experience compared to a traditionalclassroom delivery. This paper reports on the advantages and disadvantages of the webinardelivery method as revealed by these surveys. It also discusses how this collaboration hasincreased access to elective courses for students across the state as a result of the collaboration.
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