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Asynchronous Distance Education and the World Wide Web

Asynchronous Distance Education and the World Wide Web. Why Online Distance Ed?. Improved access to I_______ 9,300 ISPs in 120 countries 30M+ regular Internet users in U.S. Additional 55M considering Internet 70M Internet users worldwide Changing __________

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Asynchronous Distance Education and the World Wide Web

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  1. Asynchronous Distance Educationand theWorld Wide Web

  2. Why Online Distance Ed? • Improved access to I_______ • 9,300 ISPs in 120 countries • 30M+ regular Internet users in U.S. • Additional 55M considering Internet • 70M Internet users worldwide • Changing __________ • More than 40% are “nontraditional” • High level of readiness for online educ

  3. Why Online Distance Ed? • Increased _____ of higher education • Costs doubled in past 15 years • With online ed, students maintain full-time ____ ___ ____ __ ____. • Over 1M DE students in 1997, number expected to triple by 2000

  4. Why Online Distance Ed? • Need for constant r_________ • By 2000, 95 of all workers will use information technology in their jobs • Every employee will need training equiv to 30 credit hours every 7 years • Corporate training moving toward the Internet

  5. What is the Internet? • Not a single entity • Network of networks • Communicate through ___-__ protocol • Overall coordination by.... • Boards and task forces established under international agreements • Internet Society has oversight

  6. Structure of the Internet • National Access Points (NAPs) • National Backbones • CompuServe, IBM, MCI, Sprint, etc. • Regional Networks • I________ S_______ P_______ • Consumer and Business Market Source: Rickard (1997)

  7. How Does Message Get There? Internet Protocol (IP) Address.... How to read -- 129.186.42.250 Iowa State My computer MacKay Hall

  8. Reading an Internet Address Domain Name System (DNS) mikealbr@iastate.edu User ID Domain Top-Level Domain Host

  9. Top Level Domains com Commercial edu Education net Network gov Government org Organization mil Military int International

  10. International Top Level Domains ca Canada uk United Kingdom jp Japan gr Greece ke Kenya tw Taiwan aq Antarctica

  11. I_________ Paradigm Provide instruction Transfer knowledge -faculty to students Offer courses Improve teaching L_______ Paradigm Produce learning Elicit discovery and construction of knowledge Create powerful learning environments Improve learning Shifting Paradigms:Mission and Purposes

  12. Instruction Paradigm T___ held constant, l________ varies 50-minute lecture, 3-credit hr course Covering material Degree equals accumulated credit hours Learning Paradigm L_______ held constant, t___ varies Learning environments Specified outcomes Degree equals demonstrated knowledge and skills Shifting Paradigms:Teaching/Learning Structures

  13. Instruction Paradigm Learning t______-centered, controlled “____” teacher, “l___” students required Classroom/learning competitive and individualistic Learning Paradigm Learning student-centered, controlled “______” learner required, but not “live” teacher Learning environments c_________, supportive Shifting Paradigms:Learning Theory

  14. Instruction Paradigm Faculty are primarily _________ Faculty and students work ____________ and in isolation Learning Paradigm Faculty are designers of learning _______ and environments Faculty and students work in t_____ with each other and other staff Shifting Paradigms:Nature of Roles

  15. AsynchronousLearningNetworks(ALNs)

  16. ALN Definition #1 “...a people network for learning that is largely asynchronous. It combines self-study with substantial, rapid, asynchronous interactivity with others. In ALN learners use computer and communications technologies to work with remote learning resources, including coaches and other learners, but without the requirement to be online at the same time.” -- ALN Web Site

  17. ALN Definition #2 “....any technology-enabled collaborative learning environment using remote resources that can be accessed from anywhere at anytime and yet create a community of learners who are actively interacting, sharing ideas, learning, and helping each other learn.” -- Odin (1997)

  18. ALN Summary • O______ learning environment • ___________ • Learner-centered • Highly interactive and collaborative • Computer-based but may involve other technologies • Remote learning resources • Instructor takes role of _____ • May be distance education, may not be

  19. Advantages of Internet-Based Courses • Courses could be available to ___ qualified individual in world • Course components available 24 hrs/day • Students work at own ____ • Distributable across multiple computer platforms • Technology relatively easy to use • L______ _________ available across entire Internet

  20. Advantages of Internet-Based Courses • Online course materials easy to u_____ or modify • Internet promotes ______ learning and student intellectual involvement • Internet provides variety of learning __________, accommodates differing learning styles • Students learn Internet skills that improve employment options after graduation

  21. Limitations of Internet-Based Courses • No ________ access to Internet and computers • Traffic congestion on the Internet • Courses labor-________ to develop • Instructors must accept new teaching paradigm • Many students are technophobes • Many students conditioned to be _______

  22. Limitations of Internet-Based Courses • Courses may attract ___-________ participants • C_________ violations are in plain view • Bandwidth limitations restrict use of advanced technologies • Students must take more responsibility for their own learning • Responses, feedback may be delayed • Support infrastructure often __________

  23. Tools ForTeaching and LearningOn the Internet

  24. Tools for Teaching and Learning on the Internet • Computer Conferencing (Non-Web) • Teaching with the World Wide Web

  25. Computer Conferencing (Non-Web) • Synchronous Systems • A___________ Systems

  26. Computer Conferencing (Non-Web) • Synchronous Systems • Text-based systems • Chat • Other systems • Online audioconferencing • Microsoft NetMeeting • Online videoconferencing • CU-SeeMe • Groupware (Lotus Notes)

  27. Computer Conferencing (Non-Web) • Synchronous Systems • Asynchronous Systems • Electronic Mail • Internet Mailing Lists • Usenet Newsgroups

  28. Teaching with the WWW • The web as a learning resource • Web sites • “Push” technology • PointCast • Conferencing tools for the web • Integrated web course systems

  29. Teaching with the WWW • The web as a learning resource • Conferencing tools for the web • WebCaucus, CommonSpace, Allare Forums • Integrated web course systems

  30. Teaching with the WWW • The web as a learning resource • Conferencing tools for the web • Integrated ___ ______ _______ • LearningSpace, FirstClass, Pathlore, TopClass, Web Course in a Box, World Wide Web Course Tools (WebCT)

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