How to Develop and Use Visual Forms of Communication in Distance Learning

Distance learning has become an increasingly popular method of receiving an education. However, effective distance learning can be hindered by a lack of tools to aid the student-teacher and student-to-student interaction. Today, distance learning institutions are using visual communication strategies to assist in understanding of concepts, enhance knowledge retention, and promote long-term success.

Things You'll Need

  • Visual processor software
  • Interactive white board
  • Video streaming server
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Instructions

    • 1

      Use a visual processor to automatically create professional-looking, formatted visuals. Create graphs, reports, presentations, assignments and notes using this software, and disseminate information to your students. Visual processors also allow immediate feedback and communication between instructors and their students.

    • 2

      Create interactive instructional videos. Audio-visual forms of communication can facilitate the delivery of lectures, interviews, reports, and experiments. Properly prepare contents of the video. To avoid the fuzziness typical in video presentations, keep segments brief. Enhance the visual presentation by using simple fonts and brief, bullet-points.

    • 3

      Convert the audio-video into a streamed format, to improve the quality even for learners who have limited bandwidth. A streaming format means setting up a media server to provide instructional videos through the Internet. Use Microsoft Windows Media Server and the RealNetworks Real-Media Server to aid you in video streaming.

    • 4

      Integrate interactive whiteboards in the distance learning program. Use this form of visual communication to deliver documents, images and a variety of shapes and symbols. Save the screens and e-mail the presentations to the students. Make the instructions available on a shared server, to allow students to collaboratively participate in the session.

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