UO Distance Learning: Leslie Opp-Beckman

Web and video-conferencing tools extend the UO's reach, furthering education in even the remotest areas of the globe

"SOUND CHECK!" An authoritative voice cuts through the chatter in the studio and the hubbub instantly subsides. "Cindy, list everything in your refrigerator."

As Cynthia Kieffer begins her droll litany of foodstuffs, Media Services producer-director Ward Biaggne and engineer Stan Nelson position the cameras and Lynette Boone sits poised for action in the control room, ready to edit the American English Institute’s latest videocast for the Thai distance-learning program.

Then, on the count of three, they’re on the air. “Sawasdeeka,” begins program developer and co-presenter Leslie Opp-Beckman, inclining her head in the traditional Thai greeting. “Welcome to session nine of our series on teaching English as a foreign language, Creating a Resource-Rich Classroom.”

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