1	An Overview of Online Learning Wednesday, May 21, 2003 9:30 - 10:15 am
2	Overview of CADE Center for the Advancement of Distance Education School of Public Health University of Illinois at Chicago Colleen Monahan, DC, MPH, Director Matthew Murray, PhD, Assistant Director Kevin Austin, BA, Webcasting and Multimedia Manager
3	Overview of CADE multimedia and webcasting web design, development and learning systems programming, database management research, data analysis network administration
4	Characteristics of Distance Learning physical distance between presenters and learners independent study or study groups many delivery options various levels and uses of technology online training has become preeminent
5	Benefits of Distance Training reduced learning costs enhanced use of resources reach dispersed audience reach expanded audience (“universal” accessibility) simultaneous or self-paced event-centered (live) or user-controlled (on-demand) archived for future audiences
6	Benefits of Distance Training interactivity + feedback enhanced opportunities for collaboration enhanced access to information (primary and supplementary) higher knowledge retention rates? decreased learning time + timeliness multiple delivery modalities ease of updating and revising
7	Barriers to Effective Distance Training levels of technological access and comfort technology overshadows content unfamiliarity with the processes sense of impersonality? unrealistic or varied expectations development costs may be higher security concerns, privacy issues accessibility issues
8	Accessibility Issues Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 went into effect Summer 2001 all web sites and online presentations provided by federal government agencies must meet guidelines applies to all services supplied by vendors procured by federal agencies
9	Accessibility Issues users with visual, auditory and motor disabilities web sites must be coded to be compliant includes PDF documents and PowerPoint slides (and images/graphs contained within) multimedia presentations must have synchronized text equivalent (captioning)
10	Technological Developments correspondence course radio and TV satellite technology teleconferencing videoconferencing e-mail, list servs, news groups world wide web broadband internet
11	Technological Developments text-based delivery multimedia delivery live webcasting live online presentations web conferencing hybrid methods
12	Which Method is Best for Me? Identify your audience primary target audience secondary target audiences how many in your audience? (point-to-point, or point-to-multipoint) where is your audience located? (satellite access?) how diverse is your audience? (technical levels)
13	Which Method is Best for Me? Identifying your audience levels of participation and interaction -- do they need to ask questions? live or archived visits? technological sophistication and access levels open or closed? (registration, password authentication)
14	Which Method is Best for Me? Identify your method are they returning audiences or first-time audiences? will you be scheduling a single event or an event series? what will be the relationship between presenters and audience?
15	Which Method is Best for Me? What is your purpose? transmission of information, functional objectives, collaboration/discourse? supporting another event? (e.g. conference or committee meeting) is live necessary; is immediate feedback necessary?
16	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Levels of interactivity one-way presentation of information 2-way communication 3-way communication everybody presents
17	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Modes of delivery Teleconferencing also known as audioconferencing audio only requires telephone access good for informal, live interaction between groups but quality declines as size of group increases and coordination becomes more difficult (e.g. which questions are asked) cost is directly proportional to duration of call and number of participants can report on attendees
18	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Modes of delivery Videoconferencing most appropriate for informal, live interaction between small group full screen video and audio quality depends on connection, camera, mic requires access to VC facilities more than 2 participants requires bridging increased number of participants requires significant coordination no reporting
19	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Modes of delivery Satellite most appropriate for high profile, coordinated events with large groups of audience members live, high quality video very expensive interaction requires uplink facilities (and professional video/TV studio facilities) reception requires downlink facilities reception subject to weather conditions etc.
20	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Modes of delivery Online training modules most appropriate for topic-based training over time to large general or specific audience can incorporate text, media, self-assessment and other interactivity content authors collaborate with web developers and designers ease of updating can tie in to registration or site traffic reporting
21	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Modes of delivery CD-ROMs, videos, DVDs appropriate for content delivery to limited audience CD-ROMs and DVDs can incorporate text, media, self-assessment and other interactivity content authors collaborate with editors and designers duplication costs can be high can require user set-up not updatable
22	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Modes of delivery Conference support appropriate for archiving or live webcasting of scheduled conference or meeting presenters deliver to live audience audience views over internet audio, video, text, interactivity (live) extends the event to future and absent audiences can tie in to registration or site traffic reporting
23	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Modes of delivery Webconferencing well suited to live, informal collaboration participation through the internet, plus usually also teleconference requires audience and presenter meet CPU requirements audio, software, chat, web pages limited archiving
24	Modes of Delivery and Levels of Interactivity Modes of delivery Internet webcast presentations well suited to live, semi-formal presentations presenters communicate via teleconference or videoconference audience participates through the internet cost effective requires audience meets CPU requirements text, audio, video, slides, messaging, polling, web/hypertext integrated registration and evaluation archiving and full event reporting
25	Summary web delivery is usually most efficient way to reach dispersed, broad audience live or archived or both? objectives + logistics drive the method