Corporate distributed learning: includes the narrow use of an intranet built for employees to access specific training. This learning environment controls budgeting and allows the employee to access training courses at the drop of a hat, while also keeping data and records of completed training sessions for management. A personal example is the Wal-mart training program.
Academic distributed learning: the chapter notes academic distributed learning environments to be 'brick-and -mortar', basically meaning buildings and a face to face learning environment. Most college campuses such as Texas A&M University are such learning environments, and as technology advances these academic areas are branching out to online learning and virtual learning.
Virtual Classes: are online offered courses, such as ETEC 561, that allow the student to obtain credit with online resources such as libraries, bookstores, advising and financial aid.
Hybrid classes: are onsite institutions that offer limited options for course work and have only recently gained acceptance. An example would be the UWM Learning Technology Center.
Skill -based training: is simply training workers to acquire higher levels skills than they already do. This type of training has been known to increase productivity, reduce turnover and provide more job involvement in the business and education worlds.
Reflection Two:
I was required to complete a science training over new lab experiments to match the new curriculum that incorporated all grade levels . While attending the training we had sample booklets that detailed the labs and gave sample ways to include ELPS standards and differentiated learning styles. The only problem is that we could not have the booklets and the online source was not available with the amount of detail of the content that we used in the training. I would state this training course had poor reusability characteristics. The redesign would be as simple as increasing the cost of the training to pay for the booklets. Another way would be for the company to complete the online source with all of the booklets materials. Both of these suggestions would not change the underlying content or learning of the course. The entire online source would give me the opportunity to answer the major reusability requirements.
After reading the chapter I found a unique youtube video of instruction based on rich media and the many uses in the marketing and advertising world. The video discusses and explains in detail how audio narration and visuals on websites create interaction.
Click on the link below for more information.
Rich Media Vendors & Examples
Using rich media in the classroom for instruction has proven to be very beneficial in my classroom. I first started playing around with different ways of using rich media this year after beginning my technology courses. I have been using jing video's as short instructional video demonstrations and my kids seem to love it. It is like watching TV to them. They usually applaud after the tutorial. Another rich media I have incorporated is developing podcast. My students just recently completed a podcast of what they have learned in the last lesson and it was a huge success. The link below is a how to video on how to create a Voki. A Voki is a speaking Avatar and is an effective learning tool that motivates and engages students in the classroom. http://www.voki.com/ You can substitute your Voki in many places of instruction.
Click on the How to create a Voki link below for more detail found on youtube.
How to create a Voki
Reflection Four:
The chapter states that regardless of how we obtain new technologies through nanotechnology, we will have an abundance of options in the very near future. Nanotechnology would improve classroom learning and teaching as a whole. I found the Nanotechnology Tree below that discusses different aspects of nanotechnology use in our daily environment. One particular area that I really enjoyed, if you have an opportunity to view the tree, is how with nanotechnology we have developed scratch resistant paint for a vehicle. I have too many scratches on my car currently to count and I would definitely purchase a scratch resistant vehicle in the near future!!
Nanotechnology Tree
Reflection Five:
As I read through the opinions of each I feel I lean more toward the broad and inclusive road. As the two different views have basically the same goals and core ideas, they do start to shift with methods, teachings, risks and benefits. I chose the broad and inclusive road because I simply like the broad range of how technology can or could be accomplished and learned. In education, it is always better to be more fluid with your teachings. We all learn in many different ways and this road allows a free learning or developing environment which will in turn provide the potential to move forward more rapidly.
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