Technology and Distance Education (OMDE603)
Knowledge and Skills
Technology being the foundation of distance education, it was important to be aware of strengths and weaknesses of various technology. Exploring various technology provides experience in identifying issues in technology and offering solutions. Armed with the tasked to identify an issue of concern in distance education, Research was conducted on the perception of the effectiveness of learning management systems (LMS). Participation in these activities afforded a broad knowledge-base of the functionality of LMS.
Blog technology is another example of technology in teaching and learning. Blogging technology was used to author a blog and document the journey through a course.
Lastly, the ability to write proposals introducing new technology to an existing institution or program has been demonstrated.
Blog technology is another example of technology in teaching and learning. Blogging technology was used to author a blog and document the journey through a course.
Lastly, the ability to write proposals introducing new technology to an existing institution or program has been demonstrated.
Research on the Effectiveness of a Learning Management System
This assignment challenged me to identify an issue of concern in Distance Education and offer a synopsis of the strengths and weaknesses of a specific synchronous OR asynchronous technology. I chose to address the Perception of the effectiveness of Learning Management Systems.
This assignment challenged me to identify an issue of concern in Distance Education and offer a synopsis of the strengths and weaknesses of a specific synchronous OR asynchronous technology. I chose to address the Perception of the effectiveness of Learning Management Systems.
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Weblog
This assignment gave me the opportunity to become familiar with weblogs. I created a Weblog to reflect on my personal view regarding the course readings and ideas related to this class. The activity demonstrated how blog technology can be used to support meaningful discussion of ideas and issues. Here is my blog. http://mdeexperience.blogspot.com/
This assignment gave me the opportunity to become familiar with weblogs. I created a Weblog to reflect on my personal view regarding the course readings and ideas related to this class. The activity demonstrated how blog technology can be used to support meaningful discussion of ideas and issues. Here is my blog. http://mdeexperience.blogspot.com/
Proposal for New Technology
In this assignment, I charged with the task of introducing a new technology to an existing institution and program. I selected Tegrity, a lecture capturing software and provided an analysis of it's functionality and capabilities.
In this assignment, I charged with the task of introducing a new technology to an existing institution and program. I selected Tegrity, a lecture capturing software and provided an analysis of it's functionality and capabilities.