Impacts of Technology on Programme Development

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Impacts of Technology on Programme Development

• Dennis Flynn
• Education 6823

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• There are 10 questions on Impacts of Technology
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1 Technology affects what parts of Programme
Development ?

• A Programme Delivery, Time
• Lines, and Idea Generation
• B Evaluation and Feedback
• C Needs Assessment, Rationale
• and Promotion
• D All of the Above

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2 Drawbacks of Technology on Programme
Development ?

• A Loss of human contact and
• alienation of clients
• B Expense and drain on resources
• C Breakdowns may lead to delays
• and negative feedback
• D All of the above

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3 How much will the market for virtual learning
be worth by 2003?

• A 500 million dollars
• B 1 billion dollars
• C 7 billion dollars
• D 23 billion dollars

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4 Most programme developers find on-line
learning cost is

• A Much Cheaper than traditional
• B About the same as traditional
• C Sometimes more expensive than
• traditional when hidden costs are
• factored in
• D Unable to be measured

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5 The lack of Technology workers is mainly
an issue of

• A Promotion
• B Needs Assessment
• C Programme Delivery
• D None of the above

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6 Programme Developers using technology
concerns include

• A Obsolescence
• B External Environment and
• Internal Context
• C Expense in Securing Resources
• D All of the Above

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7 Management issues for programme developers

• A Have no bearing on technology
• B Can be aided by technology such as
• SPPS, Websites, databases, etc.
• C Are too political in nature to be
• helped by technology
• D None of the Above

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8 Idea generation and time lines are aspects of
programme delivery

• A That lend themselves very well
• to technology help
• B That must be done traditionally
• C That cost the most to do
• D That take the longest to do

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9 In terms of programme development Technology
is

• A Having minor effects
• B Having moderate positive impact
• C Driving the delivery of programmes through
  things like the Internet
• D The only option for delivery

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10 Programme Developers should do what to new
technology

• A Ignore it totally
• B Be informed of it and the
• implications it can have on them
• C Adopt all new technologies
• immediately
• D All of the above

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Answer Key
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Summary of Major Points
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Summary of Major Points

• Technology is having major impacts on the field
  of programme development. Some are good and some
  are bad, but it cannot be ignored.
• The Internet is driving the field of programme
  delivery with such things as the development of
  the virtual classroom
• Programme evaluation and feedback are greatly
  increased by e-mail, list servers, and newsgroups.

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Summary of Major Points

• Technology must be considered during the needs
  assessment phase of any programme development.
  Hidden costs, obsolescence and alienation of
  students are real concerns.
• Software like Microsoft Project and Brainstorming
  101 are good for the idea generation and time
  line phases of development.
• Marketing, promotion, and registration for
  programmes can all be done remotely via
  telephone, fax or web, saving time and money

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Summary of Major Points

• All Predictions Indicate the link between
  technology and programme development will have
  Major Growth and a Bright Future. Major market
  growth to 7 billion by 2003 in virtual learning

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