Work Begins
I am starting to get a feel for the RSPH capabilities for creating distance education courses. After talking with Judo, John de Du, and Solange (please forgive the spelling of the names) I have begun experimenting with SoftChalk to see if creating courses will fit with the current bandwith limitations of the center. It takes an awful amount of time to download files and to upload files to a server using the center's internet connection. The bandwith for downloading averages to about 3-5 kb/s. That about as slow as a 14.4 modem. In viewing web sites the bandwidth is slow enought that it takes about 30 seconds to view the inst.usu.edu home page. Designing to meet this challenge will be one of the creative solutions that I will be working on.
It appears that CD ROM will be the best way to create coursework currently by teachers until the bandwidth has increased. When placing information on the internet we might consider designing two types of courses, low bandwidth (using low-data driven methods such as text and small picture files) and high bandwidth (using video, large picture files, and audio). Doing both of these methods at the same time will make it possible for courses to be used currently and upgraded quickly when bandwidth issues are no longer a problem.
Judo has given me the content from last summer (there is a ton of information to compile all on a CD) and I will be experimenting on ways to present the material professionally within the bandwidth constraints. I will be doing this while juggling setting up the distance education classroom and working on unifying a design scheme for the courses with Solange to improve the marketing appeal of the center. Today we will be discussing the audience that the RSPH is striving to attract and who we will be presenting the previous and future courses to.
Well, I better get started downloading the Moodle Platform onto my computer to experiment with course design (we don't have a RSPH server yet to set up Moodle). This download will take probably 6-10 hours as an estimate if the connection doesn't act funny.
It appears that CD ROM will be the best way to create coursework currently by teachers until the bandwidth has increased. When placing information on the internet we might consider designing two types of courses, low bandwidth (using low-data driven methods such as text and small picture files) and high bandwidth (using video, large picture files, and audio). Doing both of these methods at the same time will make it possible for courses to be used currently and upgraded quickly when bandwidth issues are no longer a problem.
Judo has given me the content from last summer (there is a ton of information to compile all on a CD) and I will be experimenting on ways to present the material professionally within the bandwidth constraints. I will be doing this while juggling setting up the distance education classroom and working on unifying a design scheme for the courses with Solange to improve the marketing appeal of the center. Today we will be discussing the audience that the RSPH is striving to attract and who we will be presenting the previous and future courses to.
Well, I better get started downloading the Moodle Platform onto my computer to experiment with course design (we don't have a RSPH server yet to set up Moodle). This download will take probably 6-10 hours as an estimate if the connection doesn't act funny.
posted by Kurt at 12:05 AM
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