Expert videconferences often represents direct instruction, the saga on the stage.
Peer to peer videconferences often represent constructivism, the guide on the side.
I am partial to peer to peer videoconferences since usually the students are more engaged in creating materials for the videconference and more engaged during the videconference in presenting or performing.
Usually during a peer to peer videoconference, students engage in higher level thinking skills such as analysis or synthesis.
During a peer to peer videoconference, the teacher facilitates.
So what percentage of P12 videoconferences are peer to peer? I would guess about 25%.
Many teachers select an expert videconference that requires no preparation. I would guess that the level of active engagement is probably about 40% for many expert videconferences while the engagement in peer to peer is probably 90%. I would guess that the students engage in higher level thinking about 20% of the time in an expert videoconference while the number for peer to peer is closely to 40%.
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