EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES BLOG
The advances in the internet, technologies, and the worldwide web have opened the doors for Open and Distance Education to educate learners across the globe. Through the development of innovative and integration technologies, teaching/training and learning is no longer confined to an in person, face-to-face learning environment. Teaching and learning can take place at anytime and everywhere there is an Internet connection. In Open Education, web technology has made it possible for all types of learning institutions, businesses, professional practices, and corporations/organizations to present free courses to the learning world (Bonk, 2009). For Distance or Online Education, the internet has brought complete degree programs, child and adolescent studies, and professional training and development courses out of the physical classroom to the virtual classroom world. The notion of distance and geographical separation is no longer a significant factor in teaching and learning (Laureate Education, Inc., 2009).
Tegrity Lecture Capture is an Open Education technology I found that makes it possible for course programs and lectures to be captured and sent to the web using its cloud-based delivery service. Tegrity Campus uses AAIRS™ integration technology to offer personalized, highly automated lectures with rapid deployment to any authentic web-based source. Instructors can record their lectures or supplementary course contents instantly. The recording is automatically uploaded to the right course. The recordings can be made anywhere, anytime, with or without an Internet connection. Students and/or interested learners are able to use almost any PC, Mac, or mobile device to view recordings and a course using a standard web-browser, because of Tegrity’s intuitive interface.
· As a trainer, I can record a training course and send it to the employees, using the Tegrity Campus AAIRS™ integration technology, without them having to come to the training classroom.
· The employees can access a scheduled training class, using their personal PC, Mac, or mobile devise from home, when they cannot come into work due to an impending hurricane.
Blackboard Learn™ is a technology that helps educational institutions and professional practices and organizations develop and present online programs and courses to students and/or learners around the world. Blackboard technology makes online teaching and learning easier. Educators are able to incorporate multiple media devices, such as video games, interactive assessments, virtual environments, into their online classrooms to learners to access, download, and use. Educators are able to communicate with learners in real-time or stored in the Blackboard classroom. Students/employees are able to enter their classroom, view assignments, complete, and submit them with ease, using any technical device they prefer. Blackboard Learn™ has the capability to allow educators and students or students and fellow classmates to chat, email, face-to-face connect, or collaborate within its system. They no longer need to add an additional technology system to do so.
· When an in-classroom training class has ended, I can use Blackboard Learn™ and send the employees the course interactive assessment to access, complete, and submit from their own desks. They do not have to spend additional work-time in the training classroom to complete the assessment portion of the training course.
· Blackboard Learn™ has a feature that will allow me to use the set-up function to grade submitted training assignments and assessments using its standardized Rubric or one I customize and download. The grades are posted and automatically sent to the designated employees and managers for review and save.
Traditional education is no longer the only chose in education and training for instructors and learners. With the advancements in technologies, the internet, and the Web, educational programs, curriculums, and courses can be developed, delivered, and used at anytime, from anywhere, using a multitude of technology programs and devices. Open Course Ware (OCW), from Open Education makes learning free for all interested learners. Distance or Online Education is gaining in popularity and choice for those with active and busy professional and/or personal lifestyles. Advanced technology has given all people, throughout the world, the opportunity to learn and the ability to continue learning for as long as they desire.
References
Bonk, C. J. (2009). The world is open: How web technology is revolutionizing education. San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009b). EDUC 6177: Using Technology to
Enhance Learning. Distance education: The next generation. Baltimore, MD: Author.
WAL_EDUC6177_01_A_EN.pdf
Gayle- You have provided a very up to date technology with Tegrity Lecture and cloud based delivery- thanks for sharing and discussing this site. I always appreciate a good discussion about the many features of Blackboard and wish we were still using that at Walden. Your blog is very enlightening, has a calm and pleasant aesthetic - thank you! Teri
ReplyDeleteGayle,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post as always. Let me say it was very thought out and detailed. I enjoyed the cloud aspect, and think it is something I will look further into. In addition, I too enjoy all the aspects of Black Board. I use this daily and you described it very well.
Respectfully,
Shawn
Gayle,
ReplyDeleteMost of my professional life has been in the corporate world. I always bounce back and forth between corporate training and teaching at a University as far as my future plans goes. The Masters that we are jointly studying gives us that option. Reading your post this week has given me some great ideas in the respect of continuing on with corporate training. The information you provided about Tegrity Campus AAIRS™ and being able to record a training course and send it to the employees without them having to come to the training classroom is pretty amazing. At my last corporate training position we had a computer simulation that each employee had to take part in but the only place it was offered was in the training lab. I was not in charge of the curriculum just administering the training at the time. This is some great info for future endeavors depending on where I decide to go.
Great Blog Post!!
Jeremy
Hey Gayle, great post. I really enjoyed the information that you had to share about your two enhancements for distant learners. I especially agree with your statement " For Distance or Online Education, the internet has brought complete degree programs, child and adolescent studies, and professional training and development courses out of the physical classroom to the virtual classroom world." Good job and I look foward to your posting next week.
ReplyDeleteHi Gayle,
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me still the amount of garbage that people send to one another in the attempt to show that they are trying to be funny or cute. What they are doing maybe with or without knowing it is insulting the reciever or some of their friends.
You may not like President Obama, but four years ago someone was sending a picture around of he and Michelle dressed like some African tribe. This really steamed me. I could believe that people would be so harsh, but to the President of the United States???? I suppose that there are some people that think they can do anything and it is alright. The First Amendment comes into play here, but not at the expense of others. At least that is what I feel.
Yvonne