Problem with Distance Education?

Early Efforts

La Salle Extension

Asynchronous Distance Education

• TWEN• Blackboard/WEBCT• Angel• Silicon Chalk• Implications for buildings? Barry’s slide

Technology Implications

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

Synchronous Distance Education

• Remote professor—students all in one place

• Remote professor- students in many places

• Live chat• Video Conferencing

Live Chat

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

Log In URL

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

is “student name”

Video conferencing solutions

• Substantial high end classroom expense—UW, Suffolk, etc.

• Damien Koemans, Jonathon Franklin, Len Hom

• Fixed cameras• Operator• Control room• Mics on desks-queued and camera

synced

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

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

Payments Class at Seattle Spring 2005