Web Based Education for Distance Learning

Zhi Chen

Institutionen för teknik

http://www.tec.hkr.se/~chen

Contents

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

Features

Any time

Any place

Any pace

Interaction/Collaboration/Communication

• Accessibility

Computer system independent

Remote access

Access to courses any time any where

Access to qualified experts

• Example

Datakommunikation och Nät 5p

Web FileManager

• Updating and publication

Simple and quick

Easy to maintain

Web as Distribution Media

• Web conferencing

Non-same time

Threaded message structure

Many-to-many communication

Easy to use

• Examples

Discus http://www.tec.hkr.se/discus)

Aktuellt/News http://www.tec.hkr.se/aktuellt

• Other tools

Email and mail listings

Usenet newsgroups

Web as Communication Media I Asynchronous Communication

• Chatting

Student--instructor

Student--student

One-to-one / Many-to-many

Online community

• Examples

Netscape Conference

Microsoft Netmeeting

CU-SeeMe

• Video conferencing

Virtual classroom

• Whiteboard

Web as Communication Media II Synchronous Communication

• 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)

Web Based Virtual Learning Environment

Reference Links• Web Resources

http://www.Tec.Hkr.se/~chen/webresources/edtool-report.html http://www.Tec.Hkr.se/~chen/webresources/cmcined.htm

• Web FileManager http://www.tec.hkr.se/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/

Thanks

Questions?