Facilitating student education and support using videoconference.

The article discusses a study on the occupational therapy (OT) students' experiences of the use of videoconferencing (VC) as an education and support tool while on their clinical placement in a regional and rural setting in Queensland, Australia. Topics discussed include mixed responses over perceptions of the efficacy of VC in reducing feelings of isolation for students undertaking rural placements and findings that videocalling is an effective means of contact with students off site.