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This application review describes the Internet Video Virtual Classroom (IVVC). The IVVC is a synchronous online environment where instructors can deliver course curriculum to students in real time and at a distance. Features of the IVVC that are described include video, audio, and text communication between participants, information sharing, facilitating participation, promoting group work, and documenting interactions. In addition, problems and limitations that can

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The increased use of technology applications, particularly the Internet, has resulted in the rapid development of technology-supported learning environments to deliver higher education. This has begun to impact social work education as faculty struggle to meet the demands of their institutions to develop online courses, distance education programs, and distributed learning environments. This entry will provide an overview of current technology applications and how they are being used in social work education. Implications of using technology in social work education include educational quality issues, pedagogical, and philosophical concerns, as well as future trends and challenges will also be discussed.