Welcome to TransPacific Interactive Classrooms

Welcome:
The TransPacific Interactive Classroom (TPIC) is an internet based project distributed between Pacific University and Wenzhou Medical College (WMC), in Wenzhou, China. The two schools are sharing classes on line in real time utilizing off-the shelf Internet Protocol based applications. An additional class was shared between the University of Hawaii and Pacific University.

This project permits English majors at Wenzhou to take classes from Pacific. We are now in our fourth iteration of classes and continually developing appropriate pedagogy and applications.

The project began in 2004, when the Berglund Center for Internet Studies at Pacific University received an NWACC proof-of-concept grant to establish IP-based interactive classrooms shared with Wenzhou Medical College (WMC), Wenzhou, China. With the the success of the proof-of-concept phase, the Berglund Center continues to host these pan-Pacific courses.

Because the initial issues were largely technical ones, the materials at this site deal with the techniques and applications we used to develop our approaches. At present, the issues are increasingly pedagogical ones, and we will be publishing reports on appropriate pedagogy as the project continues to unfold.

We are always interested in additional partners for TPIC courses, and welcome inquiries at barlowj@pacificu.edu

Jeffrey Barlow
Director, Berglund Center for Internet Studies
Pacific University

View a slide show of photos from our visit to Wenzhou in January.

See commentary on the project at http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/12595.html.

Project Spotlight

Current TPIC Courses

Fall 2007

COURSE: Introduction to Business--BUS 101

INSTRUCTOR: Kathleen Janicki

E-MAIL: s9901093@pacificu.edu (preferred method of contact)

DAYS/TIMES: Online plus Wednesday 5:00-6:30 P.M. Pacific Time Beginning November 7 class will move to Wednesday 6:00-7:30 PM PacificTime

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This introductory course explores many facets of business in a changing society and the type of decisions that must be made within a modern business environment. The course is designed to expose the student to the multitude of career fields in the area of business. The importance of business in a modern society will be stressed throughout the course. This is the first course in a two-part series.

Visit the Course Site at :Blackboard