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A lesson from abroad: How two global classrooms used Skype to learn

Two different continents–one learning experience. For the Villa Maria schools in Immaculata, PA and Santiago, Chile, this was the reality when the schools came together for an engineering lesson over Skype video call.

Villanova University professor Dr. David Dinehart taught the U.S. and Chile-based students about engineering and earthquake-proof structures. Even more, both classrooms also took part in a hands-on project using what they learned from Dr. Dinehart and used Skype to discuss about each other’s cultures. Take a look:

How is your school using Skype in the classroom to enrich the learning process? Leave us a comment and let us know.

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