- Audioconference
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- An electronic
meeting in which participants in different locations use telephones
or audioconferencing equipment to interactively communicate with
each other in real time. The number of participants may be as
small as 3 or as large as 100 or more.
Computer-assisted
Instruction (CAI)
top- See Computer-based
Training (CBT).
Computer-based
Training (CBT)
top- An interactive
instructional approach in which the computer, taking the place
of an instructor, provides a series of stimuli to the student
ranging from questions to be answered to choices or decisions
to be made. The CBT then provides feedback based on the student's
response.
Computer
Conferencing
top- An ongoing
computer conversation via text with others in different locations.
Conferencing can be done in "real time," so that messages appear
as they are being keyed, or it can be "asynchronous," which means
the complete message is keyed and then stored for later use by
the receiver or sender.
Desktop
Videoconferencing
top- Videoconferencing
on a personal computer equipped with a fast Internet connection
(at least 28.8 Kbps modem), a microphone, and a video camera.
There can be two-way or multi-way video and audio depending upon
the hardware and software of participants. Most appropriate for
small groups or individuals. Not yet presently available in many
parts of the country due to bandwidth and equipment limitations
for this application.
Distance
Education
top- See Distance
Learning. The term distance education is often used synonymously
with distance learning. However, distance education typically
refers to distributed learning resources in academic settings.
Distance
Learning
top- A system
and a process that connects learners with distributed learning
resources. While distance learning takes a wide variety of forms,
all distance learning is characterized by the following: 1) separation
of place and/or time between instructor and learner, among learners,
and/or between learners and learning resources, and 2) interaction
between the learner and the instructor, among learners, and/or
between learners and learning resources conducted through one
or more media; use of electronic media is not necessarily required.
Instructional
Multimedia
top- A form of
computer-based training that incorporates a mix of media as the
stimulus to the student. Possible media elements include sound,
animation, graphics, video, text; whatever it takes to get the
instructional message across to the target audience. (See Multimedia)
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- Interactive
Video
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- Combination
of a videodisc (usually laserdisc) or videotape and computer system
that permits user response and participation, allowing for direct
exchanges between user and software or among people. This instructional
medium has limited use today.
Internet
Courses
top- Students
participate in the class by using the Internet for all or part
of the coursework. The instructor posts a Web page which contains
all relevant course information and assignments. Communication
between students and instructors occurs by e-mail.
Multimedia
top- Systems
that support the interactive use of text, audio, still images,
video, and graphics. Each of these elements must be converted
in some way from analog form to digital form before they can be
used in a computer application. Thus, the distinction of multimedia
is the convergence of previously diverse systems.
Satellite
top- An earth-orbiting
device used for receiving and transmitting signals. Each Satellite
has a number of transponders which receive and bounce the signal
and bounce it back to earth, where it is received by any of the
dish-shaped earth stations, then transmitted via cable, phone
lines, or microwave to its final receiver TV set.
Telecommunication
top- The process
of transmitting or receiving information over a distance by any
electrical or electromagnetic medium. Information may take the
form of voice, video, or data.
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Teleconference
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- Simultaneous
conference to multiple sites distributed via audio (phone or other
audio). Satellite videoconferences and videoconferences using
compressed video are sometimes referred to as "teleconferences."
To distinguish more accurately between these frequently used terms,
using the term which uniquely describes the communication is preferred.
Videoconference
top- A meeting,
instructional session, or conversation between people at different
locations relying on video technology as the primary communication
link. Communication is 2-way audio with either 1-way or 2-way
video. The term, videoconference, is sometimes used to refer to
conferences via compressed video, conferences via land lines,
and broadcasts via satellite. To avoid confusion, using the term
or phrase which uniquely describes the communication technology
is recommended.
Web-based
Training (WBT)
top- A form of
computer-based training in which the training material resides
on web pages accessible through the World Wide Web. Typical media
elements used are text and graphics. Other media such as animation,
audio, and video can be used, but require more bandwidth and in
some cases additional software. The terms "on-line courses" and
"web-based instruction" are sometimes used interchangeably with
WBT.
Web-casting
top- Communicating
to multiple computers at the same time over Internet by "streaming"
live audio and/or live video. Through compression and decompression
of the signal, audio and video are experienced in real time over
Internet. Examples of commercial products emerging in this area
include RealAudio, VDOLive, and VXtreme.
Credit
Types
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Academic Credit
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- Courses
denoted as offering academic credit may be part of a degree program
but are available to those not enrolled in the program.
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- CEC
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- Continuing
Education Credit (Dental).
- Certification
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- Courses
denoted as certification may be part of a larger certification
program. Some courses are available to those not enrolled in the
program.
CEU
top- Continuing
Education Units.
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- CHES
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- Certified
Health Education Specialists.
CLE
top- Continuing
Legal Education.
CME
top- Continuing
Medical Education.
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CNE
top- Continuing
Nursing Education.
Contact Hours
top- Contact
Hours (as a credit type).
- CPE
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- Continuing
Professional Education in Occupational and Environmental Health.
MTASCP
top- Medical
Technologist certified by American Society of Clinical Pathologist.
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Note:
Terms
were taken from the CDC's Public Health Training Network with the
permission of the CDC. If the link below does not work, click
here for a mirror page on our site.
CDC Public
Health Training Network. (April 4, 1999). Glossary of Selected
Distance Learning Terms and Phrases.
http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/lingo.htm
(March 16, 2000)
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