Web conferencing and blended learning: Using webinars as a bridge between formative and summative assessment on a part-time BA programme

Abstract

This paper pays attention to the web-conferencing tool Adobe Connect (AC) and how it can be used in education. It explains how the redesign and redevelopment of the BA Education and Professional Development (BA EPD) impacted upon, and influenced an experimental teaching session using AC. The paper discusses AC and explains how it was used as a bridge between formative and summative assessment and the paper outlines the implications of using AC as a bridge and offers conclusions and recommendations for future developments