WebBased Fiber Optics Course

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Web-Based Fiber Optics Course

• Joseph C. Palais
• Arizona State University

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Introduction

• Web-based classes
• Web-enhanced classes

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Class History

• Classroom 1979
• Television 1984
• Web 2000
• gt2005?

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Web-Based Version

• Software
• PowerPoint
• Blackboard
• Hardware
• Tegrity
• Portals
• ASUOnline
• myASU

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Web-Based Version

• Disadvantages
• Slow
• Unreliable
• New
• No face-to-face contact
• Great resources required

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Web-based Version

• Advantages
• Any place
• Any time
• Replays
• Photographs
• Simulations
• No face-to-face contact

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Results

• Grades compatible with previous years
• Learning compatible with previous years?
• Student satisfaction

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Experience

• Fall 2000 55 students
• TV
• Web
• NTU
• Summer 2001 2 students
• NTU

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Experience

• Fall 2001 83 students
• TV
• Web
• NTU 7 students

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Discussion

• Does it work?
• It works
• It takes a lot of work
• It takes a lot of resources
• Learning must be evaluated

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Discussion

• Other issues
• Course ownership
• Course sharing among institutions
• Course sharing across national boundaries (e.g.
  testing, fees)