Web Based Education for Distance Learning

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Web Based Education for Distance Learning

• Zhi Chen
• Institutionen för teknik

http//www.tec.hkr.se/chen
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Contents

• Web as Distribution Media
• Web as Communication Media I-- Asynchronous
• Web as Communication Media II-- Synchronous
• Web Based Virtual Learning Environment
• Reference Links

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• Features

Any time
Any place
Any pace
Interaction/Collaboration/Communication

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Web as Distribution Media

• Accessibility
• Computer system independent
• Remote access
• Access to courses any time any where
• Access to qualified experts

• Updating and publication
• Simple and quick
• Easy to maintain

• Example
• Datakommunikation och Nät 5p
• Web FileManager

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Web as Communication Media I Asynchronous
Communication

• Web conferencing
• Non-same time
• Threaded message structure
• Many-to-many communication
• Easy to use

• Other tools
• Email and mail listings
• Usenet newsgroups

• Examples
• Discus http//www.tec.hkr.se/discus)
  
• Aktuellt/News http//www.tec.hkr.se/ak
  tuellt

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Web as Communication Media II Synchronous
Communication

• Chatting
• Student--instructor
• Student--student
• One-to-one / Many-to-many
• Online community

• Video conferencing
• Virtual classroom
• Whiteboard

• Examples
• Netscape Conference
• Microsoft Netmeeting
• CU-SeeMe

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Web Based Virtual Learning Environment

• Integrated environment
• Course design tools
• Asynchronous communication tools
• Synchronous communication tools
• Student tools
• Administration tools

• Examples
• Web Course Tool--- WebCT
• TopClass
• LUVIT(Lund Univ. Virtual Interactive
  Tool)

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Reference Links

• Web Resources http//www.Tec.Hkr.se/chen/webresou
  rces/edtool-report.html http//www.Tec.Hkr.se/che
  n/webresources/cmcined.htm
• Web FileManager http//www.tec.hkr.s
  e/fileman
• Aktuellt/News
  http//www.tec.hkr.se/aktuellt
• Datakommunikation och nät 5p http//www.tec.hkr.
  se/chen/courses/datacomm
• Discus
  http//www.tec.hkr.se/discus
• LUVIT
  http//www.citu.lu.se/

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Thanks
Questions?