@Article{信息:doi 10.2196 / / jmir.9.5。e39，作者=“瓦莱蒂斯，鲁塔和阿赫塔尔-达内什，诺里和伊娃，凯文和莱文森，安东尼和韦恩曼，布鲁斯”，标题=“实用主义者，积极的传播者，和害羞的狂热者:健康科学教育中的网络会议的三种观点”，期刊=“J医学互联网研究”，年=“2007”，月=“12”，日=“31”，卷=“9”，数=“5”，页=“e39”，关键词=“网络会议;q方法论;同步通信;在线学习;远程教育;背景:网络会议是一种同步技术，它允许登录到中央服务器的学习者进行协调的在线音频和视频交互。近年来，它在学术界的使用迅速增长，而对其使用的研究却没有跟上。会议系统通常有助于不同地点的多个演讲者的沟通和支持。缺乏对同步网络会议在健康科学教育中的应用进行评估的研究。 Objective: McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences trialed Wimba's Live Classroom Web conferencing technology to support education and curriculum activities with students and faculty. The purpose of this study was to explore faculty, staff, and student perceptions of Web conferencing as a support for teaching and learning in health sciences. The Live Classroom technology provided features including real-time VoIP audio, an interactive whiteboard, text chat, PowerPoint slide sharing, application sharing, and archiving of live conferences to support student education and curriculum activities. Methods: Q-methodology was used to identify unique and common viewpoints of participants who had exposure to Web conferencing to support educational applications during the trial evaluation period. This methodology is particularly useful for research on human perceptions and interpersonal relationships to identify groups of participants with different perceptions. It mixes qualitative and quantitative methods. In a Q-methodology study, the goal is to uncover different patterns of thought rather than their numerical distribution among the larger population. Results: A total of 36 people participated in the study, including medical residents (14), nursing graduate students (11), health sciences faculty (9), and health sciences staff (2). Three unique viewpoints were identified: pragmatists (factor 1), positive communicators (factor 2A), and shy enthusiasts (factor 2B). These factors explained 28{\%} (factor 1) and 11{\%} (factor 2) of the total variance, respectively. The majority of respondents were pragmatists (n = 26), who endorsed the value of Web conferencing yet identified that technical and ease-of-use problems could jeopardize its use. Positive communicators (N = 4) enjoyed technology and felt that Web conferencing could facilitate communication in a variety of contexts. Shy enthusiasts (N = 4) were also positive and comfortable with the technology but differed in that they preferred communicating from a distance rather than face-to-face. Common viewpoints were held by all groups: they found Web conferencing to be superior to audio conferencing alone, felt more training would be useful, and had no concerns that Web conferencing would hamper their interactivity with remote participants or that students accustomed to face-to-face learning would not enjoy Web conferencing. Conclusions: Overall, all participants, including pragmatists who were more cautious about the technology, viewed Web conferencing as an enabler, especially when face-to-face meetings were not possible. Adequate technical support and training need to be provided for successful ongoing implementation of Web conferencing. ", issn="1438-8871", doi="10.2196/jmir.9.5.e39", url="//www.mybigtv.com/2007/5/e39/", url="https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.9.5.e39", url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18166527" }