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Distance Learning On The World Wide Web

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Distance Learning On The World Wide Web

What do we mean by distance learning?
--- Various models of distance learning

Does anybody know what time it is?
--- Synchronous or asynchronous distance learning?

What technologies are to be used?
--- Hardware, software, and bandwidth considerations

Distance learning at work
--- A guided tour of some outstanding examples

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What Do We Mean By Distance Learning?

Education that takes place when teachers and students
are separated by physical distance

Technology (voice, video, data, print, the Internet, the Web)
is used to bridge the instructional gap

Technology should remain transparent "behind the scenes",
enabling students to quickly and easily access course materials, research materials, other students, and their instructor

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Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?

Synchronous vs. asynchronous, that is the question

Advantages and disadvantages of synchronous distance education

Advantages and disadvantages of asynchronous distance education

How to make a decision?

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What Technologies Are To Be Used?

What kind of hardware (processing power, multimedia capabilities, bandwidth) is available to your students?

What kind of technical expertise and support (servers, bandwidth, personnel) is available to your instructors?

How leading edge/bleeding edge do you want/need to be?
(RealAudio, RealVideo, au files, mpeg files, ISDN, etc.)

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Distance Learning At Work -- Pace University

Pace University's School of Computer Science
And Information Systems

Pace University Credit and non-credit telecommunications courses
--- Course Descriptions

Methodologies Used
--- About Pace University's Asynchronous Learning

Sample Courses- Credit and Non-Credit
--- Demo Course Site

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Distance Learning At Work -- ALN Projects

Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
--- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

On-campus, near-campus, and off-campus projects
--- Sloan Foundation Sponsored Projects

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Distance Learning At Work - SCALE

Sloan Center For Asynchronous Learning Environments
--- SCALE

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Distance Learning At Work -- World Lecture Hall

World Lecture Hall
--- World Lecture Hall

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Distance Learning At Work -- DIAL

Distance Instruction For Adult Learning
--- DIAL

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Distance Learning Additional Resources

• Distance Education At A Glance
  A set of 14 guides about distance education.

• United States Distance Learning Association
  

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Distance Learning Additional Resources (2)

• Distance Education Report
  

• The Globewide Network Academy
  

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Distance Learning Additional Resources (3)

• The Virtual Online University
  

• Web Based Courses

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Distance Learning Additional Resources (4)

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Conclusions

• Lots of different models to choose from
• Lots of different technologies to select
• Lots of questions to be asked
• Lots of available online resources
• Lots of work to be done
• Lots and lots of opportunities!

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Questions?