Technologies, The Internet, and Distance Education

Angel Jones

Taxonomy of Distance Education• Correspondence Study• Prerecorded Media• Two-Way Audio• Two-Way Audio with Graphics• One-Way Live Video• Two-Way Audio, One-Way Radio• Two-Way Audio/Video• Desktop Two-Way Audio/Video

Characteristics of an Effective Podcast• Single idea that can be explained verbally, or if necessary with audio

and appropriate still or motion pictures.• Recorded event that is 3 to 10 minutes long.• Part of a series, with each single event related to others.• A learning object available in an electronic format that is easily

played, most often as an mpg3 file.• Stored on a website or other Internet location for easy access.• Current and changed or updated frequently.

Selecting Technologies for Online InstructionStep 1: Assessing Available Instructional TechnologiesStep 2: Determine the Learning OutcomesStep 3: Identify Learning Experiences and Match Each to the Most Appropriate Available TechnologyStep 4: Preparing the Learning Experience for Online Delivery

Structure of the InternetTier 1: Backbone Network and Internet Exchange PointsOperated by major telecommunication carriers such as AT&T and or SprintTier 2: Reginal NetworkOperate backbones on a smaller scaled in the U.STier 3: Internet Service ProvidersProvide dial up or direct high speed access to the Internet at a local levelTier 4: Organizational and Home NetworksLocal area networks that interconnect computers within an organization such as a school, college, government agency, or company, and provide Internet access to individuals with those entities.

Web 2.0 Technologies• Blogging: Form on online journaling• Wikis: Space designed to be created and edited by groups of

person • Podcasting: Recording and storing audio and video content on the

Internet for downloading and playback.• Social Bookmarking: Add, annotate, edit, and share bookmarks of

web documents• Social Networking: Online communication• Virtual Worlds: computer generated simulation dates b

Fundamentals of Teaching OnlineAvoid Dumping a Face to Face Course onto the Web.Organize the Course and Make the Organization and Requirements Clear to StudentsKeep Students Informed ConstantlyThink about Course OutcomesTest Applications, Not Rote MemoryIntegrate the Power of the Web into the CourseApply Adult Learning Principles with Nontraditional StudentsExtend Course Readings Beyond the TextTrain Students to se the course website