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| TeleLearning
from LSMSA
Web based audio-conferencing |
SERC
Start Schools
Satellite Television |
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| Technology
All delivery systems are supported by email and phone after class. With TL it is also available during class. |
Audio-Conferencing, Internet
2-way - interactive discussion Desktop Video at 20 kbps 180 min/week per class of 20 |
Television, 1-way
Supported by email and 800 number 30 min/week for group of 4 schools. |
| Basic Methodology | Web course + discussion | traditional lecture |
| Backup-Makeup & Review | Internet, CDs | Video and audio tape, Internet |
| Course Offerings | Languages:
Sp I-II, Fr I-II, Latin,
Calc, Adv. Math, Survey of Arts-Music-Theater Programming, Webmastering |
Languages:
Sp, Jap, Rus.
Probability & Statistics Discrete Math AP Economics |
| Staff Development Courses | Blackboard
Webmastering Computer Graphics Discrete Math? Teacher Training |
Math
for teachers
Current Issues Telecommunications Inquiry based Sciences Ap Calc for Teachers |
| Number
of classes
Number of Students Number of Schools Number of Parishes Cost |
70
1436 84 44 $765,711 ($533/student) |
10
600 50? 44? |
| Students
per Teacher
Students per class (S/T ratio) |
100
20 |
100?
have grader
500+ |
| Equipment Cost | $2000
for CPU & Software
For desktop video |
$8,000
(1/2 cost paid by feds)
$4,000 paid by state Monitor extra $800 |
| Network cost paid by school | $10000/yr. for T1 (Internet) | ? |
| 800 Line cost paid by provider | 97 line - conference call capable | 1 line |
| Equipment Utilization | Near 100% | 10% unused |
| Type of Interaction | Interactive
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One
way
Several ways to send in questions |
| Cost per student | $600 | $600?
$3,000 for class of 10 or less |
Issue: 30 schools that need TeleLearning classes do not have a
functional Internet connection.
The state needs to pay $2,000 per school to fill this gap in the Internet.
In the 1989-90 school year, TeleLearning received $75,000 to serve 70
students. (over $1,000 per student)
We have gone from 70 students to 70 classes with 20 students each.
A 20 fold increase in 10 years.
The Satellite classes may be better for teaching over 100 students per
school. To take TeleLearning with its
maximum of 6 students per 27 in. monitor.
The ideal situation would be one which would intersperse well produced
video clips with interactive
discussion. No video clip should be longer than 8 minutes.
The idea would be to prep/view/listen/discuss/
The pre-recorded video has its place - it is just hard to hold anyones
attention when
A class delivered to 100 or more students is basically the same as videotape.
There is no significant interaction
possible. The difference is that a video tape would typically
have higher production values.
