DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGY

DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES

Group membersDISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESNameReg. No.ProgramNtulla ShijaT/UDOM/2011/03403Bsc.CEDaud SagudaT/UDOM/2011/03417Bsc.CEAdam, Jumanne L.T/UDOM/2011/03427Bsc.CEMarwa MayengaT/UDOM/2011/03396Bsc.CEBarakaeli AremuT/UDOM/2011/03413Bsc.CE

ContentsDISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance LearningIntroductionPros and ConsCollaboration TechnologiesDistance Learning ApplicationsDistance Learning Infrastructure

IntroductionDISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESWhat is distance learning?Learning = Grasping knowledge.Students and instructors are separated in terms of time and/or space.

Introduction DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning gives students the flexibility to decide on:What do I want to learn?When do I want to learn?At what place do I want to learn?How would I like to learn?Where do I want to learn?

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ProsDISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning has the following pros:Flexibility Learn anything, anywhere, anytime, any place, anyhow.AffordabilityRelatively lower or no cost at all.(eg. Through TV or Internet)Interactivity: shy students can also ask questions

Pros DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning has the following pros:Better integration for part-time studentsNot every student can cope with a school timetable.Has the potential to equalize access to educationDisabled and remote students.Allows for the internationalization of learning opportunities.eg Cisco, Oracle

ConsDISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning has the following cons:Physical separation of teachers and studentsSuitable for self-guided learners onlyTechnical difficultieseg. Needs good typing skills to perform well.Lag time between student input and feedbackAnswers to questions are sometimes lateEasy cheating

Collaboration TechnologiesDISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning supporting technologies are as:Webcams.Facilitates virtual classrooms and virtual learning.BloggingSharing of thoughts, ideas, questions and answersVideo conferencing

Collaboration Technologies DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning supporting technologies are as:Video broadcastingWeb conferencingWhiteboards-Students and teachers write on touch screensComputers, tablets and mobile devicesNetworking technologies

Collaboration Technologies DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning supporting technologies are as:

Application SoftwaresDISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning supporting Applications:ePals Collaboration site offers a way for groups of students around the word to be matched up and paired with other classroomsSkype Ways of making voice and video calls online providing communication among devices like PCs and Smart phones.

Application Softwares DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning supporting Applications:iTunes U Provides thousands of audio and video courses on demandGoogle Plus Hangouts Software enable teachers and students searching for materials, conferencing as well as different solutions.YouTubeMany educational videos and materials are available online.

ArchitectureDISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning Architecture:It is based on 3-tier client-server architecture model.Database, Server and Clients (User interfaces)

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Architecture DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning Architecture:T.120 StandardDescribes series of protocols for real time multipoint communications.Used in Cisco WebEx's Meeting Center, Microsoft NetMeeting and Lotus Sametime.

Architecture DISTANCE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIESDistance Learning Architecture:RealMedia ServerProprietary multimedia container, by RealNetworks.Streams contents over the internet. Now uses both CBR and VBR containersH.323 StandardDefines protocols to provide audio-visual communication sessions on packet networks

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