Problem with Distance Education?

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Problem with Distance Education?
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Early Efforts
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La Salle Extension
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Asynchronous Distance Education

• TWEN
• Blackboard/WEBCT
• Angel
• Silicon Chalk
• Implications for buildings?
• Barrys slide

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Technology Implications

• Wired or Wireless Access
• Laptop or other device requirement
• Space for students
• Network Traffic
• Classroom configuration

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Synchronous Distance Education

• Remote professorstudents all in one place
• Remote professor- students in many places
• Live chat
• Video Conferencing

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Live Chat

• Professor Craig Gold
• Classroom Experience at Concord
• New Platform Flash-based
• Student requirements
• Verisign certificate
• Flash plug-in

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Log In URL

• Rocky.estream.com
• Type your name at the dialog box that is student
  name

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Video conferencing solutions

• Substantial high end classroom expenseUW,
  Suffolk, etc.
• Damien Koemans, Jonathon Franklin, Len Hom
• Fixed cameras
• Operator
• Control room
• Mics on desks-queued and camera synced

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Low End Portable Solution

• Seattle University
• Polycom View Station FX on cart with TV Monitor
• 2 Audio-Science Parabolic Mics Ceiling Mounted
• Connections to Audio System of the Classroom
• Stephanie Zimmerman
• Approximately 12000

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Far End

• Professor Nickles set up
• PC in house or office
• Polycom PC camera-600
• Proprietary Polycom software that allows control
  of remote camera through his mouse
• Internet connection

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Payments Class at Seattle Spring 2005
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