Abstract

Current state of remote lecture software has several problems: it promotes a teacher-centered teaching/learning style, it does not provide the lecturer with new tools compatible with today's technology, it limits teacher's freedom during classes, the audience cannot follow on-the-fty-created lectures in their personal computers, and remote students cannot participate or interact with the main class from their local e-board or computer. We propose to develop a new software system, non-invasive, based on free drawing, synchronous interaction, and remotely controlled, which will enable a more rich interaction between teacher and students. This will allow the teacher to express him/her more freely, and distant students to participate more actively in lectures. © 2004IEEE.