Basic HTML version of Foils prepared May 18 99

Foil 42 Some Principles in Tango Support of Distance Education II

From Education, Research and Institutional Models for Universities in the Next Millenium Seminar at University of Houston -- May 10 99. by Geoffrey C. Fox
Need to support
  • Synchronous and Asynchronous Delivery
  • Web-linked Databases
  • Archiving of classes as linked "events" including digitized audio-video recording; cursor positions etc.
Four Authoring Models
  • Simple HTML or PowerPoint
  • Medium level (enhanced Web) Systems such as WebCT, Cornell Virtual Workshop
  • High level Web such as Java Simulations, Dynamc HTML
  • Macromedia and other sophisticated multimedia authoring systems -- must be better integrated with mainstream web
Assume all surviving systems will support W3C Document Object Model

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