tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66813046377379917332024-03-05T06:33:18.031-08:00Debbie's Dialogue Dinerdebbiemorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234790469847745253noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681304637737991733.post-29603447162094085772012-05-09T05:38:00.003-07:002012-05-09T05:38:39.864-07:00Module 5 Red Queens<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I selected the movie “Minority Report” for my science fiction assignment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was familiar with the movie and knew that my daughter- in- law had the movie as part of her movie collection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She and her mother collect movies of all sorts. They have three hundred movies. I could have chosen Netflix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am familiar with it, however; I have never used it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually rent my movies from the Video store or the Red Box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a Red Box stationed at many of our local stores. It looks very similar to a coke box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I actually call it the “coke box”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You place your debit card in the machine and rent a movie for $1.00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rental stores and the Red Box are very convenient for my lifestyle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thornburg (2008c) describes Red Queens as taking place when two competing technologies work very hard to increase their market share. I believe the competition between DVD rentals, video-on-demand, and Red Box is an example of Red Queens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are all in competition with one another for the market’s attention and investment. Video-on-demand offers a quick access to movies anytime. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel video stores are feeling a lot of pain because of their competitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many rental stores have closed in our area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, our society welcomes easy access at low cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, Netflix is appealing to most people.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Where do you think DVDs and video-on-demand are on the four criteria of McLuhan’s tetrad? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I believe video rental will soon be obsolete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel that video-on-demand fits into the category of reverses because it gives the consumer a cost efficient way to access the latest movies right from their home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I caught a glimpse of a commercial recently that showed individuals having access to movies on the go through the use of their laptop and I believe Netflix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having to drive into town to purchase your rental movie will become obsolete. In Chris Anderson’s video, Wired on tech’s long tail, he stresses the fact that timing and the public’s appetite are factors that drive acceptance. With the economy struggles we currently face, consumers are cutting back in as many areas as possible. The timing for video-on-demand and Red Boxes couldn’t be better, as they have come out during a time of economic hardship. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Anderson, C. (2004). Chris Anderson of Wired on tech’s long tail [Video]. Retrieved from <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_anderson_of_wired_on_tech_s_long_tail.html" target="_new"><span style="color: #2198a6;">http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_anderson_of_wired_on_tech_s_long_tail.html</span></a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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I feel Second Life is a disruptive technology. <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Second Life was launched
in 2003.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It allows users to interact
with each other through avatars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
become a resident, meet other residents, socialize, participate in activities
and even trade and create goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has
about one million active users. Second Life allows users to take on an identity
in which they may fantasize about in real life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I believe this could have some serious, negative effects on some people.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What technology
or innovation did it displace?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I feel this
technology displaced some of the earlier computer games that allowed you to
create equipment and objects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
previous technologies did not include the avatars and realistic interaction
that Second Life does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also believe it
may displace many of the social sites our society is currently engaged in
online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This fantasy socialization may
become more appealing because of the lack of commitment it requires and the
control it offers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">How many years
do you think Second Life has left before another emerging technology or
disruptive technology replaces it?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">From the
information I have researched online, Second Life has many followers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe it will continue to grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Society today is attracted to the fantasy
world it allows without breaking the law or being guilty of doing something
wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will be at least ten or fifteen
years before another emerging or disruptive technology replaces it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What are the
social benefits of Second Life, and what might be the social implications of
virtual worlds in your industry?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Perhaps
the attraction for members is a sense of getting by with things, personalities
etc. that they may not be able to in our world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This technology takes the user a step beyond “game playing” with X-Box
or PlayStation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It expands the engagement
you would get in playing PlayStation games and controlling the actions of the
games characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also takes you a
step further in controlling the environment’s sounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It allows you to create a world outside of
yourself and your realistic world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I
have concerns about this engagement placing the user outside of reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me, it seems to be a form of drug without
drugs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You leave your world without any
chemical use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this could be
seen as a social benefit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could be a
safe alternative for those who wish to escape reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As with anything in life, one has to be
careful not to become obsessed or lose their concept of what is real and what
is not. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I work with high school students
and my view is that it could have negative effects on their socialization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teens are already withdrawn and distracted
within socialization situations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
are engaged with their cell phones and I pads often separated and oblivious to
what is going on around them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Additionally, I personally don’t see how anyone could have time to
create a second life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need more time
in my real life!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In Dr. Thornburg’s video, Rhymes of History, he references Mark Twain’s statement of how history may not repeat itself, but how it does rhyme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He adds that the impact of some new technology may rekindle something from the distant past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It meets a human need that has always existed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the new technology changes the approach in order to meet the existing need.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The technology I think about when considering Rhymes of History is the many tools we have of connecting with one another as though the person is right there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When communicating with one another, we previously had access to a voice only. The standard telephone was eventually replaced by video conferencing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Video conferencing made its grand introduction at the 1964 World’s Fair<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>held in New York.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now we have the ability to see the person, hear the person and see all the surrounding objects in that particular location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This need and desire to see the person we are talking to did not just develop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many years ago, people had addressed this need by drawing pictures on whatever means were available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, many years later man created the video camera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although this delayed the time at which you could see the people speaking or displaying objects/scenery, it did address the need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today we have many technology tools that allow us to see the people we wish to communicate with or the items we wish to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have global access to this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We utilize tools such as Skype and webcams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within the classroom, teachers can present a virtual field trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can communicate and visually see classrooms across the globe.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">In the speech presented by Kevin Kelly (The Next 5,000 Days of the Web), Kelley presents our dependence on the Internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This certainly is true in regards to our society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I experience this on a daily basis, as I know most of society does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just this week at work, I made the statement that I might as well go home if my internet was going to be off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We really don’t realize how dependent we are upon the Internet until we are unable to log on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an eye opener as you ponder what you can do with your time while waiting for it to come back up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had several thoughts of “oh I can do this”, only to realize “no I can’t, I need the internet for that”.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">References:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Kelly, K. (2007, December). The next 5,000 days of the web [speech]. Speech delivered at the EG 2007 Conference, Los Angeles. Retrieved from </span><a href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thornburg. D. (2009). Rhymes of History. Laureate Education, Inc. Retrieved April 12, 2012 from </span><a href="http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.nefsis.com/Best-Video-Conferencing-Software/video-conferencing-history.html</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Multipoint Video Conferencing:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="http://www.nefsis.com/Best-Video-Conferencing-Software/video-conferencing-history.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.nefsis.com/Best-Video-Conferencing-Software/video-conferencing-history.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">I have responded to Tameka and Sandra.</span> <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What problems or challenges have been associated with this technology? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">In order to address this question, I researched schools within my community to see if any of them were using any of the emerging technologies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a local high school that had actually started the process of implementing Net books. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I conducted an interview with the principal of this high school. This particular school had just been awarded a grant that would enable the school to implement many technology tools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the tools was Net books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked the principal if he had faced any problems or challenges with this technology implementation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many issues and challenges had developed and were being addressed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The amount of wireless internet required for the Net books was a cost issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additional wireless routers would have to be purchased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Security issues were a concern in that security cameras would have to</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">be purchased and equipment/managing devices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Making sure the building is secure at night<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>involves purchasing security cameras.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teachers will need the check out system (similar to a library book check out system) in order to manage students classroom use of the Net books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additional challenges exist in the maintenance of these net books and kindles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This includes repairs and damages the students may make.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, training of teachers and students on how to use the tool will be a challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the time, students are more adapted to using technology tools than the teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of these issues have surfaced as the school prepares for the implementation of Net books.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What societal need does it meet, and what are its benefits? </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></div><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The societal need it meets is that it puts our students on the forefront of the 21 century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are provided with a vast amount of resources and their educational opportunities are expanded greatly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">This technology would have greater success if some factors could be deleted or reduced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stakeholders would like to see every student have internet access at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this will not be the case. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Issues such as; teacher training, security cameras, plans for wireless internet, and education on responsibility and ownership are pitfalls they hope to see reduced. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Planning strategies for these pitfalls are being created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, teachers have to change their mindset of classroom procedures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will have to incorporate additional steps in existing procedures in order to monitor the checking in and out of these tools.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">The ongoing growth of the Internet for teaching and learning will likely continue to raise networks as a prominent means of representing knowledge and the learning process (Siemens, 2008). We are certainly observing this in our present educational arena. Society has recently shifted from the total face to face classroom setting to incorporating online distant education with comfort. Distant education is growing rapidly and tools have been created to assist these learners. Some of these tools were first introduced as a social means of communication. Educational institutions have transferred many of these tools into the classroom in order to provide a means for collaboration and communication. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Collaboration tools that are now being used are blogs, wikis, virtual communities, and chat forums. Tools such as these provide students with a means of creating dialogue and sharing information. Collaboration between students expands the boundaries of knowledge being shared by professors and students. Very often a student’s greatest academic gain is obtained from the student to student communication process.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The internet has caused a power shift in classrooms, as learners now have greater access to information, experts, and peer learners (Siemens, 2008). Communication is essential in the distant education classroom. Email, Skype, Discussion Boards, and Twitter allow communication lines to flow smoothly between the professor and student and between students. It is essential for everyone to participate in the communication process. Clarification of assignments, posting, and responses are most important and should be completed in order for distant education to be successful.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.25pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Internet provides access to a wealth of information. There are many different tools that provide the “transportation” to this wealth of information. Search engines, software, Moodle, Blackboard, Web page, and podcasting are resources that allow you to search many different topics. A student must note the importance of carefully selecting the correct tool to use when searching for data (Durrington, Berryhill, and Swafford, 2006).<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: darkgreen;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.25pt;"><br />
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</div>debbiemorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234790469847745253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681304637737991733.post-21861407111584779842011-07-10T15:00:00.000-07:002011-07-10T20:38:50.163-07:00Plagiarism Storyboard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/gC2ew6qLa8U?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-size: 26pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 12.0pt;">Introduction:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1 min 30 seconds)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 26pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;">The introduction of this video presentation will begin with me fading in before and after a small video clip (Timothy’s testimony)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 26pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;">I will say… “If you don’t think plagiarism is a serious issue in today’s educational world, just ask Timothy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Listen to his testimony that follows.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 26pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;">After Timothy’s testimony, I will follow up with a comment (fading in) of my points.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 26pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-size: 26pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 12.0pt;">Plagiarism Defined (30 seconds)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 26pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">This section will begin with a brief drama defining plagiarism.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-size: 26pt; margin-left: 99pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Theft of words<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-size: 26pt; margin-left: 99pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">Purchase of words<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 26pt;"><br />
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</div></div></div>debbiemorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234790469847745253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681304637737991733.post-33480485017479163912011-06-28T14:04:00.000-07:002011-06-28T14:04:01.711-07:00Elements of Distance Education Diffusion<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.35pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.3pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Blog post</span></span><b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 6.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.35pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.3pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Elements of Distance Education Diffusion<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.35pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.3pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Debra Morris<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.35pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.3pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">June 28, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.35pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.3pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Of the three elements of distant education, I have chosen to discuss the element of communication. According to George Siemens (2008) there is a growing acceptance of distance education in today’s corporate and educational arenas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He states that this growing acceptance is due to meaningful relationships of communication, practical experience with new tools, comfort with online dialogue, and the ability to communicate with diverse and global groups (Siemens, 2008).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He makes a very important point when he states that learners need to be comfortable with the online environment. I agree with his views. As society has become accustomed to online communication, its popularity has grown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Distant education has evolved from the beginning stages of broadcasting through means such as the radio and cassette to the current use of the web.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has evolved and older generations have become accustomed to the elaborate differences seen in online communication as compared to face to face communication.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In another blog post by Randfish (Randfish, 2006), the negative effects of online communication are discussed. Randfish reflects upon reading he has recently done from John Suler’s, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“The Psychology of Cyberspace”.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He references the author’s view of disadvantages in the use of online communication and the style of online communication. Two of the five listed were interesting to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These include; no one knows who anyone is and offline reputations have little bearing on the respect received (Suler 2004).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to agree with these two comments made by Suler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blog posted by Randfish includes his view that these negative aspects can be ruled out. I agree with Suler that the communication you experience online does not allow you to know the person in the same way you would in a face to face situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also agree that your reputation is totally unknown by the people in your online community.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #892d5f; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 5.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Another blogger, Christine Rand, states that improvements in online communication tools have greatly enhanced her educational experience (Rand, 2010).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She goes on to say that she is able to quickly find clarifications to things in question and while in this process she finds pieces of information that are useful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She feels that the instantaneous connection with a professor or other classmates at any time is more useful to her than waiting for the weekly class meetings (Rand, 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Today we have seen an explosion in the variety of communication tools available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These include; face book, chat rooms, email, Skype, Wiki spaces, blogs, Myspace, Twitter, and instant messenger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Society is experiencing a close between the gaps that exist in the comfort zone of communicating online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My generation and older generations have watched and lived through the transition of face to face communication to the current and popular online communication. These generations experienced a large gap between the desire to communicate online and the comfort of communicating online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, this gap is closing and more and more people are enjoying the benefits of online communication.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>debbiemorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234790469847745253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681304637737991733.post-5685740035162165952011-06-15T08:30:00.000-07:002011-06-15T08:30:10.797-07:00The Next Generation Of Distance EducationHigher education lacks good instructional design for effective learning in distance education, according to Moller, Huett, Foshay and Coleman (2008). This is primarily due to faculty lacking appropriate training in instructional design or distance education. In the articles written by Moller (2008) and Huett, Moller, Foshay, and Coleman (2008), K-12 has the least research and affects a variety of learners. As a second grade teacher, I agree with these authors on their opinion of faculty lacking appropriate training in design and distance education. Teachers are very often left to design and facilitate technology with which they do not even know where to begin. A teacher cannot address best practices for how a student learns or which technology is appropriate for the learner when he/she doesn't have proper training.<br />
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Simonson (2000) states that there has continued to be a rapid growth in on line learners. There are currently an estimated 6 million learners and this number continues to climb. He notes that distance learning will not take the place of traditional education. He states that it will stretch across and affect all learning environments. Each industry of learners has different needs. Instructional design will continue to evolve and meet the needs of all distance education learners.<br />
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It is imperative that professors and teachers are taught design and reflect upon learning theory. By taking these steps, maximum learning opportunities are provided for the student. <br />
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References<br />
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 1: Training and Development). <em>TechTrends, 52</em>(3), 70–75. Use the Academic Search Premier database, and search using the article’s title.<br />
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Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 2: Higher Education). <em>TechTrends, 52</em>(4),<em> </em>66–70. Use the Academic Search Premier database, and search using the article’s title.<br />
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<a href="http://www.westga.edu/share/documents/pubs/010709_.pdf">Huett, J., Moller, L., Foshay, W. & Coleman, C. (2008). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 3: K12). <em>TechTrends,</em> <em>52(5)</em>,<em> </em>63–67.Use the Academic Search Premier database, and search using the article’s title.</a><br />
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<a href="http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=5260644&Survey=1&47=9034230&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1">Simonson, M. (2000). Making decisions: The use of electronic technology in online classes.<em> New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 84, </em>29–34.</a>debbiemorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234790469847745253noreply@blogger.com7