Interactive Video Networks involve two-way audio and video connections between classrooms at two or more locations. This service provides support, facilities and connections for distance education activities:

• West Suburban Higher Education Consortium connections throughout COD, Morton College and Triton College districts and most of Northeast Illinois.
• Connections with many local museums including the Chicago Historical Society, The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, the Lincoln Park Zoo and the DuSable Museum of African American History.
• Connections via ISDN telephony to most Colleges and Universities in Illinois and anywhere in the world.
• Facility training and support for faculty teaching or wishing to teach on Interactive Television Systems.
• Coordination of interactive television instruction.

FAQ's

How does teaching with Interactive Television compare to teaching in a regular classroom?

Although instructors already know how to teach, you may need to alter your style.  For example, straight lectures are not as effective for distance students as more interactive styles.

Is being on TV distracting to students?

Maybe at first, but most students get used to it.  Many eventually find it less distracting than via telephone.

Who will proctor my exams at remote sites?

We cannot provide proctors. Those arrangements are usually made by an instructor and their divisional office.

Can Interactive Television replace an instructor in the classroom?

Nothing can substitute for the physical presence of an instructor in the classroom.  However, Interactive Television is a tool to give students the opportunity to take classes not normally available to them.