This document compares earlier and current educational technologies, specifically training videos and EdX. It outlines the goals and advantages of each. Training videos aimed to impart learning through audiovisuals and reduce costs of recurring training, while providing an alternative medium. EdX goals include making learning free and globally accessible through massive open online courses from top universities. EdX advantages include an easy to use platform for both educators and learners, as well as engaging learning through videos, exercises and tracking progress. The document concludes EdX is more effective than training videos as it provides an interactive learning platform using multiple methods including videos, rather than just one-way communication.

1. Ed Tech - Then and Now
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2. Roadmap
 Current Technology
 EdX
 Earlier Technology
 Training Video
 Comparative Analysis
 EdX and Training Videos
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3. Current Technology
EdX
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4. Current Technology: EdX
 Goals
 To create a platform where learning is free and within
reach of many in the world
 To give an opportunity to educators to spread the
knowledge to people around the globe
 To create the prospect for learners to learn various
subjects from the best universities and educators in the
world
 To transform the education system and make it global
 To develop an innovative system of imparting education
and skills
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5. Current Technology: EdX
 Advantages for the User of EdX
 Users can be categorized into Educators and Learners
 Educators get a easy to use platform to reach out to a
larger audience
 Learners get a user friendly technology to learn various
skills which they may not otherwise gain access to due to
geographical or financial or other reasons
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6. Current Technology: EdX
 EdX as a Learning Technology
 It directs the learner to a specific goal or objective in
every course
 It is a user-friendly system – easy to maneuver through
the different parts of a course
 The use of videos, interactive practice exercises, tasks
and assignments helps to engage the learner
 Comfortably paced learning and showing the progress of
the learner is motivating
 Learning with the help of multiple methodologies is useful
and effective
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7. Earlier Technology
Training Video
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8. Earlier Technology: Training Videos
 Goals
 To impart learning through the use of audio-visuals
 To reduce cost of a recurring training that could be done
through a video (Example: process training)
 To create a learning methodology where situations could
be scripted and shown
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9. Earlier Technology: Training Videos
 Advantages for the User of Training Videos
 Training Videos, when made well, are interesting for the
audience
 It is a different medium of learning
 Learning can be easy by seeing demonstrations in the
video
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10. Earlier Technology: Training Videos
 Training Videos as a Learning Technology
 Training Videos provide a cost-effective option for
imparting knowledge
 It can show processes and procedures that need to be
followed
 It can both complement as well as supplement classroom
training programs
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11. Comparative Analysis
EdX and Training Videos
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12. Comparative Analysis
 Training Videos are only one form of medium while
EdX is a platform that uses multiple methodologies
that include training videos.
 Training Videos are generally one way
communication while EdX has the mechanism of
getting feedback from the audience and creates an
interactive mode.
 Training Videos may have limited ability towards
imparting an effective training while EdX has the
capability of imparting better learning as it includes
interaction with the learners, tasks, assignments and
a scoring system to grade learners.
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13. Educational Technology
Earlier Technology
Training Videos
Current Technology
EdX
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