Demystifying GoalsDemystifying Goals

Broadband and New ApplicationsBroadband and New Applications Telecommunications BusinessTelecommunications Business Systems ApproachSystems Approach Teaching and Learning Research Teaching and Learning Research

Base Applied as Bandwidth Base Applied as Bandwidth IncreasesIncreases

Practical Approaches to Maximize Practical Approaches to Maximize EffectivenessEffectiveness

Myths and RealtiesMyths and Realties

There is a single model versus There is a single model versus synthesizing components of many synthesizing components of many educational telecommunications educational telecommunications systems.systems.

There is a single responsible There is a single responsible organization managing technology organization managing technology versus a network of relationships versus a network of relationships introducing and sustaining programsintroducing and sustaining programs

Myths and RealitiesMyths and Realities

Planning is rational -logically driven Planning is rational -logically driven versus planning driven by political versus planning driven by political pressures and possibilitiespressures and possibilities

Change may be incremental or Change may be incremental or “framebreaking”“framebreaking”

Quality as arising from traditional Quality as arising from traditional instructional standards/assessment instructional standards/assessment versus measures of quality reflecting versus measures of quality reflecting new relationships with learnersnew relationships with learners

Important ConceptsImportant Concepts

EquityEquity ClimateClimate AutonomyAutonomy RelationshipsRelationships ReciprocityReciprocity ConsensusConsensus InclusivenessInclusiveness

Media AttributesMedia Attributes

Distinguishing CharacteristicsDistinguishing Characteristics– TimeTime– SpaceSpace– Information FlowsInformation Flows– ColorsColors– EmotionsEmotions– Cognition - LogicCognition - Logic– Touch and FeelTouch and Feel

What Do We Know AboutWhat Do We Know About

Synchronous - AsynchronousSynchronous - Asynchronous One to One - One to ManyOne to One - One to Many Myth of Many to ManyMyth of Many to Many The Words and Music - Emotional The Words and Music - Emotional

MeaningMeaning Non-Verbal Behavior and InterpretationNon-Verbal Behavior and Interpretation VisualizationVisualization Multiple MeaningMultiple Meaning

What Do We Know AboutWhat Do We Know About

Integration of writing, verbalization, Integration of writing, verbalization, visualization, lighting, aspect ratio, visualization, lighting, aspect ratio, movement and meaningmovement and meaning

Learner EngagementLearner Engagement Cultural DifferencesCultural Differences AuthenticityAuthenticity TrustTrust Enhanced Learning with MediaEnhanced Learning with Media

LearnersLearners

Salience of message - not the carrierSalience of message - not the carrier MotivationMotivation Learner MaturityLearner Maturity Experiential LearningExperiential Learning PerformingPerforming ModelingModeling RespectRespect

Research Findings Research Findings RepeatedRepeated

No Significant DifferenceNo Significant Difference Two-Way Video Relatively UnimportantTwo-Way Video Relatively Unimportant Audio Makes A DifferenceAudio Makes A Difference Visual Planning and Reinforcement Visual Planning and Reinforcement

RequiredRequired Collaborative Work Environments in Collaborative Work Environments in

Their Infancy (ergonomically poor, Their Infancy (ergonomically poor, artificial and contrived)artificial and contrived)

SourcesSources

ADEC WebpageADEC Webpage CREW - University of MichiganCREW - University of Michigan American Journal of Distance American Journal of Distance

EducationEducation Wisconsin ClearinghouseWisconsin Clearinghouse Studies from 1960s focused on Studies from 1960s focused on

media attributesmedia attributes

ADEC & the Distant ADEC & the Distant LearnerLearner

Consortium of 60 state universities Consortium of 60 state universities Includes HSIs, HBCUs & Tribal CollegesIncludes HSIs, HBCUs & Tribal Colleges NSF Project: Advanced Internet NSF Project: Advanced Internet

Satellite Extension ProjectSatellite Extension Project USDA Rural & Remote Education and USDA Rural & Remote Education and

Business EnterprisesBusiness Enterprises Hybrid Networking, Applications, Hybrid Networking, Applications,

Learning EffectivenessLearning Effectiveness

MythsMyths

““Promises, Promises” in the last milePromises, Promises” in the last mile Edges of the net have nothing to offerEdges of the net have nothing to offer It’s mostly about technology - if we can’t It’s mostly about technology - if we can’t

easily get there it isn’t importanteasily get there it isn’t important Distance learning is about bandwidth and Distance learning is about bandwidth and

video lecturesvideo lectures The Internet is about teen-agersThe Internet is about teen-agers All knowledge resides in U.S. cities, on All knowledge resides in U.S. cities, on

campus and in government buildingscampus and in government buildings

Myths (cont.)Myths (cont.)

We are manufacturing “tools” to fit We are manufacturing “tools” to fit the handthe hand

Distance education is not as good Distance education is not as good as learning on campusas learning on campus

Regulation is benignRegulation is benign

ADEC ADEC ExperienceExperience

The “Internet” best thing to happen in The “Internet” best thing to happen in the technology sphere in my lifetimethe technology sphere in my lifetime

Access to spectrum has been limited to Access to spectrum has been limited to rich, powerful and to the customers of rich, powerful and to the customers of the rich and powerfulthe rich and powerful

Incredible amount of confusion and Incredible amount of confusion and nonsense disseminated from those who nonsense disseminated from those who would protect status quo and those who would protect status quo and those who would speak for the publicwould speak for the public

ADEC ExperienceADEC Experience

Consumers (all types) getting smarterConsumers (all types) getting smarter Research agenda becoming focused on Research agenda becoming focused on

ubiquitous cyberinfrastructureubiquitous cyberinfrastructure Every person in the world is potentially an Every person in the world is potentially an

“internet” user - learner“internet” user - learner Auctions and Beauty Contests have been Auctions and Beauty Contests have been

a disastera disaster Set standards and regulate devices - we Set standards and regulate devices - we

know how to do thisknow how to do this

RealitiesRealities

World is full of rural scattered World is full of rural scattered populations - distance learnerspopulations - distance learners

People are constantly on the move - People are constantly on the move - need to learn from “anyplace”need to learn from “anyplace”

Very interesting people, environmental Very interesting people, environmental laboratories, cultures, customs at the laboratories, cultures, customs at the edges of the networkedges of the network

Much knowledge resides in global and Much knowledge resides in global and local communities of interestlocal communities of interest

Realities (cont.)Realities (cont.)

The hand is contorted to fit the “tools”The hand is contorted to fit the “tools” Ergonomics are generally disregardedErgonomics are generally disregarded Today’s networks are artifacts of Today’s networks are artifacts of

monopolistic era - narrowbandmonopolistic era - narrowband It’s mostly about money and who makes it It’s mostly about money and who makes it

- dangerous business: picking winners and - dangerous business: picking winners and loserslosers

More women than men learn by distance - More women than men learn by distance - do the shoppingdo the shopping

Realities (cont.)Realities (cont.)

Distance Education is as good or better Distance Education is as good or better than campus based (no significant than campus based (no significant difference)difference)

Distance Education is about learning - Distance Education is about learning - educational designs can be adjusted to fit educational designs can be adjusted to fit the delivery modes - continuous access is the delivery modes - continuous access is more important than speedmore important than speed

Integration and interoperability key; Integration and interoperability key; complexity and high cost will kill complexity and high cost will kill innovationinnovation

PossibilitiesPossibilities

No “strings” attached - wireless local No “strings” attached - wireless local loop, use of satellite - only game for loop, use of satellite - only game for rural/remoterural/remote

Design backwards from the edges of Design backwards from the edges of the networkthe network

Focus on hybrid networking - standards Focus on hybrid networking - standards and interoperabilityand interoperability

Cyberinfrastructure must extend Cyberinfrastructure must extend everywhereeverywhere

Possibilities (Cont.)Possibilities (Cont.)

It has to be global - value of the net far It has to be global - value of the net far greater with greater reachgreater with greater reach

Collaborative virtual environments Collaborative virtual environments require mutual understanding, sharing, require mutual understanding, sharing, trust development - it’s about people, trust development - it’s about people, organizations and applicationsorganizations and applications

Intellectual property, regulatory and Intellectual property, regulatory and spectrum issues are criticalspectrum issues are critical

Will We Change?Will We Change?

How we do business?How we do business? Our organizations?Our organizations? Our ways of learning?Our ways of learning? Our ways of socially networking?Our ways of socially networking? Our ways of conducting education Our ways of conducting education

and research?and research? Improve our abilities for breadth Improve our abilities for breadth

(global) and depth (local)?(global) and depth (local)?

WirelessWireless

Key to inclusionKey to inclusion Key to innovationKey to innovation Key to connectedness - we have Key to connectedness - we have

gone from counting PCs to gone from counting PCs to measuring BW to ability to be measuring BW to ability to be connected 24/7connected 24/7

Must build better applications and Must build better applications and appliancesappliances