Distance Learning

[Andre Cramblit]

here is the link to the survey if you have the time.  I think the  
deadline has passed but we can always use some back up data and info:

http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=479088

On Sep 12, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Keola Donaghy wrote:

Aloha Andre, personally I believe that a combination of these  
technologies is better than selecting any individual one. We use a  
combination of WebCT and FirstClass for asynchronous deliver, and  
have added Skype over the past year to have some synchronous  
interaction with students, and have some streaming video now as well.  
We're also developing some podcasts to supplement both online classes  
and our on-campus students as well.

The major consideration for us was the target audience. We wanted to  
serve the largest possible population - cross-platform support,  
people with dialup connections, and have people from around the world  
participating at the same time. That made the syncronous portion  
difficult, but as our student base grew and more students began to  
have access to broadband we have been able to find enough students  
available at the same time to have live group discussion and practice  
session.

Some of this is documented in a paper I did at DigitalStream a few  
years ago, though the use of live audio via Skype was added later:

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~donaghy/eng/digitalstream2003.html

My understanding is that WIMBA has worked out the problems we  
encountered and there are other web audio technologies that work as  
well, but we've stuck with FirstClass for now.

HTH,

Keola

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Keola Donaghy
Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies
Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani             keola at leoki.uhh.hawaii.edu
University of Hawai'i at Hilo           http://www2.hawaii.edu/~donaghy/
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On 12 Kep. 2006, at 8:11 AM, Andre Cramblit wrote:

> The karuk Tribe as p[art of our ANA Language grant is developing a   
> distance learning program.  What models and tribes are people  
> familiar as being successful that currently exist.  So far these  
> are the various types of models that seem to be active:
>
> Broadcast Based
>          Two-way interactive radio
> Video Based
>          Two-way audio, one-way video
>          One-way prerecorded video
>          One-way live video
> Audio Based
>          Two-way audio (audio/phone conferencing)
>          One-way audio (radio, CDs, other audio files)
> Computer Based
>          Two-way asynchronous interaction via computer-based  
> technologies
>          Two-way "real-time" interaction via internet