Establishing and Maintaining a Satellite Campus Connected by Synchronous Video Conferencing

Brent I. Fox; Sharon L. McDonough; Barry J. McConatha; Karen F. Marlowe

doi:10.5688/ajpe75591

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Table 1.

Impact of Class Recording Capabilities on P1 Pharmacy Students’ Class Attendance

		3+ times per week, No. (%)	1-2 times per week, No. (%)	None, No. (%)	Total
How frequently did you use Starbak instead of attending class?
Drug and Diseases I^a	2011 Class	0	17 (27.4)	45 (72.6)	62
Drug and Diseases I^a	2013 Class	70 (63.6)	39 (35.5)	1 (0.9)	110

Patient Centered Skills^b	2011 Class	1 (1.6)	8 (12.9)	53 (85.5)	62
Patient Centered Skills^b	2013 Class	99 (90.0)	11 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	110

How frequently did you use Starbak as a tool to review for a quiz/examination?
Drug and Diseases I	2011 Class	5 (8.1)	37 (59.7)	20 (32.3)	62
Drug and Diseases I	2013 Class	12 (10.9)	67 (60.9)	31 (28.2)	110

Patient Centered Skills^c	2011 Class	1 (1.6)	3 (4.8)	58 (93.5)	62
Patient Centered Skills^c	2013 Class	91 (82.7)	14 (12.7)	5 (4.5)	110

Contemporary Aspects of Pharmacy Practice I^d	2011 Class	1 (1.6)	3 (4.8)	58 (93.5)	62
Contemporary Aspects of Pharmacy Practice I^d	2013 Class	90 (81.8)	15 (13.6)	5 (4.5)	110

↵a Mann-Whitney U = 6,449.00; p < 0.001.
↵b Mann-Whitney U = 6,715.50; p < 0.001.
↵c Mann-Whitney U = 6,574.50; p < 0.001.
↵d Mann-Whitney U = 6,572.50; p < 0.001.

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Table 2.

Impact of Class Recording Capabilities on First-Year Pharmacy Students’ Class Attendance at a Traditional and Satellite Campus^a

	Student Using Starbak Recording System
Course and Campus	3+ times per week, No. (%)	1-2 times per week, No. (%)	None, No. (%)	Total
Drug and Diseases I^b
Auburn	63 (67.7)	30 (32.3)	0	93
Mobile	7 (41.2)	9 (52.9)	1 (5.9)	17
All	70 (63.6)	39 (35.5)	1 (0.9)	110
Patient Centered Skills
Auburn	83 (89.2)	10 (10.8)	0	93
Mobile	16 (94.1)	1 (5.9)	0	17
All	99 (90.0)	11 (10.0)	0	110

↵a Class of 2013.
↵b Mann-Whitney U = 565.50; p = 0.026.

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Table 3.

First-Year Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions of Their Ability to Ask Questions of the Instructor in a Traditional and Satellite Classroom^a

Statement: “The technology allowed me to ask questions of the instructor in this course”	Strongly Disagree, No. (%)	Disagree, No. (%)	Neither Agree nor Disagree, No. (%)	Agree, No. (%)	Strongly Agree, No. (%)	Total
Drug and Diseases I
Auburn	2 (2.2)	5 (5.4)	32 (34.4)	41 (44.1)	13 (14.0)	93
Mobile	1 (5.9)	3 (17.6)	1 (5.9)	6 (35.3)	6 (35.3)	17
All	3 (2.7)	8 (7.3)	33 (30.0)	47 (42.7)	19 (17.3)	110
Patient Centered Skills
Auburn	2 (2.2)	3 (3.2)	42 (45.2)	35 (37.6)	11 (11.8)	93
Mobile	1 (5.9)	2 (11.8)	1 (5.9)	8 (47.1)	5 (29.4)	17
All	3 (2.7)	5 (4.5)	43 (39.1)	43 (39.1)	16 (14.5)	110
Contemporary Aspects of Pharmacy Practice I^b
Auburn	2 (2.2)	3 (3.2)	39 (41.9)	38 (40.9)	11 (11.8)	93
Mobile	1 (5.9)	0 (0.0)	3 (17.6)	7 (41.2)	6 (35.3)	17
All	3 (2.7)	3 (2.7)	42 (38.2)	45 (40.9)	17 (15.5)	110

↵a Class of 2013.
↵b Whitney U = 1,040.50, p = 0.027.

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Table 4.

Second-Year (Class of 2012) Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions of Their Ability to Ask Questions of the Instructor in a Traditional and Satellite Classroom

Class	Strongly Disagree, No (%)	Disagree, No (%)	Neither Agree nor Disagree, No (%)	Agree, No (%)	Strongly Agree, No (%)	Total
Drugs and Diseases III^a
Auburn	1 (1.4)	5 (6.8)	37 (50.7)	22 (30.1)	8 (11.0)	73
Mobile	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (25.0)	5 (41.7)	4 (33.3)	12
All	1 (1.2)	5 (5.9)	40 (47.1)	27 (31.8)	12 (14.1)	85
Drug Products I^b
Auburn	2 (2.7)	6 (8.2)	34 (46.6)	23 (31.5)	8 (11.0)	73
Mobile	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (25.0)	5 (41.7)	4 (33.3)	12
All	2 (2.4)	6 (7.1)	37 (43.5)	28 (32.9)	12 (14.1)	85
Management I^c
Auburn	1 (1.4)	6 (8.2)	34 (46.6)	24 (32.9)	8 (11.0)	73
Mobile	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (25.0)	5 (41.7)	4 (33.3)	12
All	1 (1.2)	6 (7.1)	37 (43.5)	29 (34.1)	12 (14.1)	85
Contemporary Aspects of Pharmacy Practice III^d
Auburn	1 (1.4)	5 (6.8)	36 (49.3)	23 (31.5)	8 (11.0)	73
Mobile	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (25.0)	5 (41.7)	4 (33.3)	12
All	1 (1.2)	5 (5.9)	39 (45.9)	28 (32.9)	12 (14.1)	85