Week  5  Assignment  Audio-­‐Visual  Technologies  that  Help    

In  Distance  Educa<on  

Video  Conferencing  is  one  type  of  technology    Video  Conferencing  is  becoming  a  norm  in  the  fast  changing    

Virtual  Learning  Environment  

                                                                                   Video  Conferencing  

                                   Audio  Conferencing              

Supplemental  Slide  3b    How  Audio  Aids  are  a  invaluable  component  of  the  

Virtual  Learning  Environment  

                                 Power  Point  by  MicrosoI  Office                                                  Another  Good  Technology  

                               Mobile  Device  Applica<ons                                  With  Academic  Social  Media  

Advantages  and  Disadvantages  of  Distance  Educa<on  with  Audio  Visual  Technology    According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the top three

technologies used in distance education programs rely on the Internet for course delivery (www.bls.gov)

  According  to  a  2003  NCES  report  about  distance  learning,  it  is  clear  that  the  administrators  of  public  and  private  higher  educa<on  ins<tu<ons  have  also  considered  the  disadvantages  of  offering  online  schooling  (nces.ed.gov).. The NCES found that 26% of respondents claimed a concern about quality as a major factor in their decision not to offer online schooling.

Con<nuing  the  Pros  and  Cons  of  Audio-­‐Visual  and  Course  Design  as  a  Obstacle    Technology  was  one  bar  to  distance  educa<on  for  school  officials.  Among  NCES  survey  respondents  who  

weren't  planning  to  offer  distance  learning  within  three  years,  24%  felt  that  they  didn't  have  the  technological  infrastructure  necessary  to  successfully  support  online  schooling.  

•  *(NOTE)  

•  *Although  it’s  not  explicitly  made  men<on  of  the  technological  “Nuts  and  Bolts”  of  the  Audio  Video  Technologies  per  se,  the  fact  remains  that  it’s  a  given  that  it’s  part  of  the  percep<on  of  the  respondents  of  the  surveys  cited  

Summa<on-­‐When  Audio-­‐Visual  Technologies  are  properly  used  in  a  Virtual  Learning  Environment,  many  Good  Outcomes  can  be  realized.  When  and  Where  it’s  been  a  difficulty  for  the  Public  and  Private  Ins<tu<ons  to  commit  to  the  design  and  implementa<on  of  Online  Course  Content  the  reasons  are  seldom  because  of  any  inherent  “glitches”  with  the  Audio-­‐Visual  Technologies  as  much  as  the  lack  of  financial  resources  or  the  perceived  conflict  with  the  Ins<tu<on’s  Mission  Statement.  

                               Web  Links  for  References         hcp://educa<on-­‐portal.com/ar<cles/What_are_the_Disadvantages_of_Online_Schooling_for_Higher_Educa<on.html  

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