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Directions: Find words or phrases standing for the following
acronyms with short descriptions.
- IT - the abbreviation for “information technology” (the study and use if electric processes and equipment to store and send information of all kinds, including words, pictures and numbers.)
- ICT - the abbreviation for “information and communications technology” (the study and use of computers, internat, video, and other technology as a subject at school.)
- CAI - computer-assisted instruction หรือ computer-aided instruction
- CALL - computer assisted language learning
- WBI - Web based instruction
- CBI - Computer Based Instruction
- CMC - Computer Mediated Communication
- TELL - Teaching English Language Learners
- MUD - Multiple User Dialogue
- MOO - MUD Object Oriented
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Directions: Describe the following terms.
🍩 Synchronous Tools 🍩
If using the “same time, different place” model
of communication, some common barriers to implementation of synchronous tools
are cost and bandwidth—not only cost and bandwidth on your end, as the
individual teacher or the institution, but also to the students. This is
especially true with conferencing systems;
video/web conferencing requires equipment to deliver but also to receive.
Although the benefits of real-time video conferencing are clear—it’s as near to
a physical classroom environment as you can get—the software, hardware, and
bandwidth necessary on both sides can be more cost-prohibitive than actually
physically attending a class.
Some learning management systems/e-learning
systems/virtual learning environments have integrated synchronous tools within
the delivery platform—here I’m thinking specifically about Blackboard’s integrated chat and whiteboard features. Although there
are still software, hardware, and bandwidth requirements for these tools, the
requirements are likely not as cost-prohibitive as those required for video
conferencing.
But when thinking about setting up synchronous
discussion, don’t discount the basic, free, “old school” group instant
messaging platform, ICQ.
🍩 Asynchronous Tools 🍩
But when it comes to virtual communication in support of our
classes, asynchronous communication is by far the more popular model if for no
other reason than the barriers to implementation tend to be much lower—many of
these tools are free and require minimal hardware and software. The drawbacks
of asynchronous tools are that they are by nature less timely and
efficient—they are asynchronous, after all. However, planned
excursions with asynchronous tools can turn into synchronous events. In other
words, if students and instructors all happen to be logged in to a discussion
board, conversation can happen in near-real time.
Common examples of “different time, different place” tools
include:
- Discussion boards: whether
integrated into your online learning environment or not (such as Google Groups), well-managed discussion board can produce incredibly
rich conversations about the topics at hand.
- Blogs: my personal
favorite, as not only are the students discussing with one another (and
the instructor), but they’re learning something about writing for a wider
audience who may or may not be listening in. The open nature of blogs also
allows for communication between students in other classes at other
institutions who are studying the same topics. You might have to make
“comment on blogs” count for a grade in order for some students to do it,
but such is the nature of the beast—those students probably wouldn’t talk
in class, either.
- Social Networking
Sites: Facebook and Twitter can play important roles in your
asynchronous communications strategy. Facebook pages for a class can be
the destination for up-to-date information about the course, without your
students having to friend you (or even one another). Twitter, and Twitter
lists, can be useful sites of asynchronous discussion, although not in the
threaded format that one is used to seeing in a discussion board setting.
- E-mail/Listservs: Some people consider mailing lists to be quaint relics of a previous technological age, but it’s hard to argue with the fact that they still work: an e-mail based discussion list does afford one the ability to carry on threaded discussions in a private environment, yet outside the confines of a managed system (for discussion boards). In fact, Google Groups (referenced above) is a threaded discussion board that can also take place via e-mail, putting a different twist on the typical concept of the listserv.
🍒reference🍒
https://www.talentlms.com/elearning/synchronous-vs-asynchronous-elearning
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