Title :
Interactive distance learning over intranets
Author :
Maly, Kurt ; Abdel-wahab, Hussein ; Overstreet, C. Michael ; Wild, J. Christian ; Gupta, Ajay K. ; Youssef, Alaa ; Stoica, Emilia ; Al-shaer, Ehab S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
Many distance learning systems claim to be interactive, but few can offer two-way video, on-the-fly interaction and application sharing. To address these limitations, our research group built the Interactive Remote Instruction (IRI) system, which links sites over a high-speed intranet, allowing students at geographically dispersed satellite campuses and community colleges to take a class together. Access from home PCs through a Windows NT port is planned but not yet available. IRI improves on the Old Dominion University´s Teletechnet system in five areas: video resolution, asymmetrical video presence, interaction, teacher support and computer simulations
Keywords :
Internet; educational technology; interactive systems; teleconferencing; Interactive Remote Instruction system; Teletechnet system; Windows NT port; application sharing; asymmetrical video presence; community colleges; computer simulations; geographically dispersed satellite campuses; high-speed intranet; home PCs; interactive distance learning; on-the-fly interaction; teacher support; two-way video; video resolution; Broadcast technology; Computer aided instruction; Computer simulation; Educational institutions; Image resolution; Internet; Satellite broadcasting; TV broadcasting; Teleconferencing; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4236.585174
