2. Web Based Education for Distance Learning Zhi Chen Institutionen för teknik http://www.tec.hkr.se/~chen

3. Contents Web as Distribution Media Web as Communication Media I-- Asynchronous Web as Communication Media II-- Synchronous Web Based Virtual Learning Environment Reference Links

4. Features Any time Any place Any pace Interaction/Collaboration/Communication

5. Accessibility Computer system independent Remote access Access to courses any time any where Access to qualified experts Example Datakommunikation och Nät 5p Web FileManager Updating and publication Simple and quick Easy to maintain Web as Distribution Media

6. Web conferencing Non-same time Threaded message structure Many-to-many communication Easy to use Examples Discus http://www.tec.hkr.se/discus) Aktuellt/News http://www.tec.hkr.se/aktuellt Other tools Email and mail listings Usenet newsgroups Web as Communication Media I Asynchronous Communication

7. Chatting Student--instructor Student--student One-to-one / Many-to-many Online community Examples Netscape Conference Microsoft Netmeeting CU-SeeMe Video conferencing Virtual classroom Whiteboard Web as Communication Media II Synchronous Communication

8. Integrated environment Course design tools Asynchronous communication tools Synchronous communication tools Student tools Administration tools Examples Web Course Tool--- WebCT TopClass LUVIT(Lund Univ. Virtual Interactive Tool) Web Based Virtual Learning Environment

9. Reference Links Web Resources http://www.Tec.Hkr.se/~chen/webresources/edtool-report.html http://www.Tec.Hkr.se/~chen/webresources/cmcined.htm Web FileManager http://www.tec.hkr.se/fileman Aktuellt/News http://www.tec.hkr.se/aktuellt Datakommunikation och nät 5p http://www.tec.hkr.se/~chen/courses/datacomm Discus http://www.tec.hkr.se/discus LUVIT http://www.citu.lu.se/

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