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Technologies and Issues for Virtual University

Given by Geoffrey C. Fox at HPDC95/SC95 Tutorials on August 1/Dec 4 1995. Foils prepared December 2,95

This presentation sets the application (in this case education) backdrop for the HPDC95 Tutorial on the use of Web based technologies for education
  • i.e. for the Virtual School (K-12 classroom) and the Virtual University
We assume that Living Textbook, Phy105/106 material (on-line screendumps) and InfoVision and WebServer discussions are also used
We describe uses of NII/GII in education, relationships with edutainment, advantages of digital versus analog, overseas as well as U.S.A.. delivery, role of Geographical Information Systems, role of Interactive and other simulations
We look at current as well as future Web Technologies and the implications for presentation of scholarly work and the curriculum


This mixed presentation uses parts of the following base foilsets which can also be looked at on their own!
VirtualUniversity95master               Master Foilset for 
                                         Technologies and Issues for 
                                         Virtual University
Phy105                                  Pictures of Web Pages for 
                                         Modules of Phy105/106
Screendumps of Living Textbook web pagesScreendumps of Living Textbook
                                          web pages
NPACAddons                              Collection of GIF Images for 
                                         General NPAC Projects 
                                         1995-March96
Screendumps of Kidsweb                  Screendumps of kidsweb web 
                                         pages

Table of Contents for Technologies and Issues for Virtual University



For Auxiliary Resources on this Presentation -- see:
Screendumps of Living Textbook web pages for full set of screendumps on living textbook project
Hyperlinked "Paper" Submitted by NPAC to Supercomputing 95 on Living Textbook for a Paper on the Living Textbook (== schoolbook)
Implications of NII for Kids in Schools and Home for a Presentation on role of NII for Kids
InfoVISION: Information Video Simulation Imagery ON demand for General Discussion of relevant technology
Overview foils for Computational Science Overview at Illinois -- May 1995 for discussion of relevant education curricula
               VirtualUniversity95master 001 001 Virtual University --
                                                  General Principles 
                                                 and Some Examples 
                                                 from NPAC Activities
               VirtualUniversity95master 002 002 Abstract of Virtual 
                                                 University 
                                                 Presentation

The General situation of technology in education
               VirtualUniversity95master 003 003 Broad Areas of 
                                                 Applicability of 
                                                 NII/GII 
                                                 (National/Global 
                                                 Information 
                                                 Infrastructure)  in 
                                                 Education
               VirtualUniversity95master 004 004 Historical Backdrop 
                                                 -- A Disappointing 
                                                 Role of Technology in
                                                  Education
               VirtualUniversity95master 005 005 But the Future will 
                                                 be Different with a 
                                                 Technology Dominated 
                                                 Education

The Hardware Scenario:
               VirtualUniversity95master 006 006 Some remarks on the 
                                                 Hardware 
                                                 Infrastructure
               VirtualUniversity95master 007 007 Some Further remarks 
                                                 on base 
                                                 Infrastructure

Technology and Education Overview
               VirtualUniversity95master 008 008 Some General Remarks 
                                                 and Features of 
                                                 Virtual University on
                                                  the Web -- I
               VirtualUniversity95master 009 009 Some General Remarks 
                                                 and Features of 
                                                 Virtual University on
                                                  the Web -- II
               VirtualUniversity95master 010 010 Technological Issues 
                                                 and People--People 
                                                 Interactions
               VirtualUniversity95master 011 011 NII and Education - 
                                                 Distance Learning
               VirtualUniversity95master 012 012 The InfoVision 
                                                 Scenario
                                                 INFOrmation Video 
                                                 Imagery and 
                                                 Simulation ON demand
                                                 -- Home clients and 
                                                 High Performance 
                                                 Multimedia Servers
               VirtualUniversity95master 013 013 Technological Issues 
                                                 and Pedagogical 
                                                 Curricula
               VirtualUniversity95master 014 014 What is Natural 
                                                 Information Unit -- 
                                                 I?
               VirtualUniversity95master 015 015 What is Natural 
                                                 Information Unit -- 
                                                 II?
               VirtualUniversity95master 016 016 Technological Issues 
                                                 and the Student
               VirtualUniversity95master 017 017 Features of Virtual 
                                                 Reality -- a New 
                                                 Consumer Level 
                                                 Product
               VirtualUniversity95master 018 018 Implementation Issues
                                                  for use of Web 
                                                 Technology in 
                                                 Education
               VirtualUniversity95master 019 019 What is so important 
                                                 about Digital ?
               VirtualUniversity95master 020 020 Some of the Jobs that
                                                  will Need NII 
                                                 (Internet, World Wide
                                                  Web) Skills
               VirtualUniversity95master 021 021 Students Prefer 
                                                 Education using 
                                                 Technologies that 
                                                 will benefit them in 
                                                 the Real World
               VirtualUniversity95master 022 022 The Next Generation 
                                                 Home Computers 
                                                 include Settop Boxes 
                                                 and Videogame 
                                                 Controllers
               VirtualUniversity95master 023 023 Some Classes of 
                                                 Educational Uses of 
                                                 the Internet and the 
                                                 future National 
                                                 Information 
                                                 Infrastructure (NII)

Virtual University Activities that NPAC is involved in:
               VirtualUniversity95master 024 024 Some Virtual 
                                                 University Activities
                                                  Involving NPAC -- I 
               VirtualUniversity95master 025 025 Some Virtual 
                                                 University Activities
                                                  Involving NPAC -- II

Science for the Twentyfirst Century is a sophisticated hyperlinked educational resource and includes simulation, homework, internal and external material

                                  Phy105 002 026 Phy105/106 Home Page 
                                                 - Science for the 
                                                 21st Century
                                  Phy105 003 027 Home Page for SETI - 
                                                 Search for 
                                                 Extraterrestrial 
                                                 Intelligence
                                  Phy105 008 028 Biology section - 
                                                 what is life? - table
                                                  of contents
                                  Phy105 009 029 Home Page for Mind 
                                                 and Machine Module
                                  Phy105 013 030 Encoder neural 
                                                 network tutorial and 
                                                 simulation page

The next Example is Living Text/Schoolbook
               VirtualUniversity95master 026 031 Overview of the 
                                                 Living Schoolbook 
                                                 Project
               VirtualUniversity95master 027 032 The Living Schoolbook
                                                  Project Partners
               VirtualUniversity95master 028 033 Outside Partners of 
                                                 the Living Schoolbook
                                                  Project
Screendumps of Living Textbook web pages 003 034 New York State 
                                                 Interactive Journey 
                                                 Page and clickable 
                                                 map of downtown 
                                                 Syracuse
Screendumps of Living Textbook web pages 007 035 Discovery Channel 
                                                 project

The set of Activities in LivingTextbook Described Generally
               VirtualUniversity95master 029 036 Collaborative 
                                                 Technology and the 
                                                 NII
               VirtualUniversity95master 030 037 Video (Movie and 
                                                 News) on Demand (VOD)
                                                  and the NII
               VirtualUniversity95master 031 038 InfoVision - Text 
                                                 Information on Demand
                                                  on the NII
               VirtualUniversity95master 032 039 InfoVision - Image 
                                                 Information on Demand
                                                  on the NII

Simulation-on-Demand in Education is particularly interesting
               VirtualUniversity95master 033 040 InfoVision - 
                                                 Simulation on Demand
               VirtualUniversity95master 034 041 Approaches to 
                                                 Simulation in Web 
                                                 Education -I
               VirtualUniversity95master 035 042 Approaches to 
                                                 Simulation in Web 
                                                 Education -II
               VirtualUniversity95master 036 043 Approaches to 
                                                 Simulation in Web 
                                                 Education -III
               VirtualUniversity95master 037 044 From Video Games to 
                                                 Yellow Pages
               VirtualUniversity95master 038 045 Uses of Geographical 
                                                 Information Systems 
                                                 with the NII
               VirtualUniversity95master 039 046 Content of New York 
                                                 State -- The 
                                                 Interactive Journey
               VirtualUniversity95master 040 047 Exploratorium versus 
                                                 Structured Learning

We can Involve the Media Professionals in Newhouse School at SU
               VirtualUniversity95master 041 048 VASTNET -- NPAC, 
                                                 Newhouse School, 
                                                 University Electronic
                                                  Media Services 
                                                 Collaboration

FLAG is a major effort to link Africa and the Far East by ocean cable
               VirtualUniversity95master 042 049 Comments on FLAG 
                                                 (Fiber Optic Link 
                                                 Across the Globe) and
                                                  the Virtual 
                                                 University - I
               VirtualUniversity95master 043 050 Comments on FLAG 
                                                 (Fiber Optic Link 
                                                 Across the Globe) and
                                                  the Virtual 
                                                 University - II
                              NPACAddons 002 051 Fiber Link Across the
                                                  Globe FLAG -- 
                                                 Topology

Caching of Information is an important technology
               VirtualUniversity95master 044 052 Role of Caching in 
                                                 the Virtual 
                                                 University -- I
               VirtualUniversity95master 045 053 Role of Caching in 
                                                 the Virtual 
                                                 University -- II
               VirtualUniversity95master 046 054 Role of Caching in 
                                                 the Virtual 
                                                 University -- III

Kids Web is a digital library for K-12 use of Internet and the following Illustrates Title page and one section of library (on Space from NASA)

                  Screendumps of Kidsweb 002 055 Kidsweb Home Page and
                                                  Table of Contents 
                                                 for Arts, Science
                  Screendumps of Kidsweb 007 056 Astronomy and Space 
                                                 content - Combined 
                                                 picture of Jupiter 
                                                 with Comet 
                                                 Shoemaker-Levy9 
                                                 fragments

List of Foils Used as they occur

VirtualUniversity95master               Master Foilset for 
                                         Technologies and Issues for 
                                         Virtual University
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Phy105                                  Pictures of Web Pages for 
                                         Modules of Phy105/106
2 3 8 9 13
Screendumps of Living Textbook web pagesScreendumps of Living Textbook
                                          web pages
3 7
NPACAddons                              Collection of GIF Images for 
                                         General NPAC Projects 
                                         1995-March96
2
Screendumps of Kidsweb                  Screendumps of kidsweb web 
                                         pages
2 7

Sorted List of Foils Used

VirtualUniversity95master               Master Foilset for 
                                         Technologies and Issues for 
                                         Virtual University
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Phy105                                  Pictures of Web Pages for 
                                         Modules of Phy105/106
2 3 8 9 13
Screendumps of Living Textbook web pagesScreendumps of Living Textbook
                                          web pages
3 7
NPACAddons                              Collection of GIF Images for 
                                         General NPAC Projects 
                                         1995-March96
2
Screendumps of Kidsweb                  Screendumps of kidsweb web 
                                         pages
2 7


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