Guest lecturers remotely attend Vet School class via Skype

Associate Dean Joe McManus of the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is using the internet telephony software Skype to provide an extremely portable and inexpensive method for allowing off-campus guest instructors to “dial in” to his Vet school classes.

Using Skype with a laptop computer, speakers, microphone, and remote application sharing software, the instructor is able to move through presentation slides, speak to the class, and also field questions from students. This simple solution has proven valuable as a way to connect students, faculty, and outside presenters.