Advances in Communication Technologies for DISTANCE EDUCATION

Interactive Mode Send Me (Sanjaya Mishra) SMS for this Session TYPE <RC> <No. of students present> and SMS to (0) 9868 55 1469 eg. BHOPAL 2

Send Me (Sanjaya Mishra) SMS for this Session

TYPE <RC> <No. of students present> and SMS to (0) 9868 55 1469

eg. BHOPAL 2

Objectives Describe the developments of communication technologies for distance education Critically examine the implications of the developments for teaching and learning at a distance

Describe the developments of communication technologies for distance education

Critically examine the implications of the developments for teaching and learning at a distance

What we know so far? Computer-based media, Interactive multimedia, WWW WWW (partially non-interactive), Radiotext, Word processing Integrated Interactive TV, Vidoe teleconferencing (1 way vidoe. 2 way audio) Video tape, Television, Cable TV Video Radio-phone in, Audiographics, Audio conference,, Telephone Audio tape, Radio, Audio vision (partially interactive) Audio --- Textbook, pictures, SIM (partially interactive) Print Interactive Non-interactive Media

Directions of New Developments Technological Social Philosophical

Technological

Social

Philosophical

Satellite TV/ DTH Increased reach to remote areas IGNOU’s GD1 is available on DTH (Ku-band)

Increased reach to remote areas

IGNOU’s GD1 is available on DTH (Ku-band)

Wireless Connectivity Mobile Phones Bluetooth WiMax Global Positioning System Wireless LAN

Mobile Phones

Bluetooth

WiMax

Global Positioning System

Wireless LAN

Read/Write Web Blogs Wikis Social Bookmarking

Blogs

Wikis

Social Bookmarking

Audio Online Podcasting Internet Radio

Podcasting

Internet Radio

TV/Video Online On demand Video

On demand Video

Semantic Web Web 1.0 : Simple HTML pages, text, graphics, multimedia Web 2.0 : User Interaction, user creation, read-write web Web 3.0 : Search, precision, relevance, artificial intelligence, natural language processing; Resource Description Framework

Web 1.0 : Simple HTML pages, text, graphics, multimedia

Web 2.0 : User Interaction, user creation, read-write web

Web 3.0 : Search, precision, relevance, artificial intelligence, natural language processing; Resource Description Framework

Creating a new generation of network applications (HDTV, tactile and immersive technologies) Creating a leading edge network capability for education and research (IP6) Fostering the transfer of technology to global Internet

Creating a new generation of network applications (HDTV, tactile and immersive technologies)

Creating a leading edge network capability for education and research (IP6)

Fostering the transfer of technology to global Internet

Second Life Virtual World Avatars

Virtual World

Avatars

Push Technologies

Miniaturization of Storage Flash Drives

Flash Drives

Open Source/Open Content

Folksnomy User participation User indexing of Web Social Tagging

User participation

User indexing of Web

Social Tagging

Assistive Technologies Providing inclusive education through use of technology WWW accessibility guidelines

Providing inclusive education through use of technology

WWW accessibility guidelines