Directions: Find words or phrases standing for the following acronyms with short descriptions.
1. IT : stands for the abbreviation for “information technology” (the study and use if electric processes and equipment to store and send information of all kinds, including words, pictures and numbers.)
2. ICT : stands for the abbreviation for “information and communications technology” (the study and use of computers, internet, video, and other technology as a subject at school.)
3. CAI : computer-assisted instruction หรือ computer-aided instruction
4. CALL : computer assisted language learning
5. WBI : Web based instruction
6. CBI : Computer Based Instruction
7. CMC : Computer Mediated Communication
8. TELL : Teaching English Language Learners
9. MUD : Multiple User Dialogue
10. MOO : MUD Object Oriented
Directions: Describe the following terms.
Synchronous Tools
If using the “same time, different place” model
of communication, some common barriers to implementation of synchronous tools
are cost and bandwidth—not only cost and bandwidth on your end, as the individual
teacher or the institution, but also to the students. This is especially true
with conferencing systems; video/web conferencing requires equipment to deliver
but also to receive. Although the benefits of real-time video conferencing are
clear—it’s as near to a physical classroom environment as you can get—the
software, hardware, and bandwidth necessary on both sides can be more
cost-prohibitive than actually physically attending a class.
Some learning management systems/e-learning
systems/virtual learning environments have integrated synchronous tools within
the delivery platform—here I’m thinking specifically about Blackboard’s
integrated chat and whiteboard features. Although there are still software,
hardware, and bandwidth requirements for these tools, the requirements are
likely not as cost-prohibitive as those required for video conferencing.
But when thinking about setting up synchronous
discussion, don’t discount the basic, free, “old school” group instant
messaging platform, ICQ.
Asynchronous Tools
But when it comes to virtual communication in support
of our classes, asynchronous communication is by far the more popular model if
for no other reason than the barriers to implementation tend to be much
lower—many of these tools are free and require minimal hardware and software.
The drawbacks of asynchronous tools are that they are by nature less timely and
efficient—they are asynchronous, after all. However, planned excursions with
asynchronous tools can turn into synchronous events. In other words, if
students and instructors all happen to be logged in to a discussion board,
conversation can happen in near-real time.
Common examples of “different time, different
place” tools include:
• Discussion
boards: whether integrated into your online learning environment or not (such
as Google Groups), well-managed discussion board can produce incredibly rich
conversations about the topics at hand.
• Blogs:
my personal favorite, as not only are the students discussing with one another
(and the instructor), but they’re learning something about writing for a wider
audience who may or may not be listening in. The open nature of blogs also
allows for communication between students in other classes at other
institutions who are studying the same topics. You might have to make “comment
on blogs” count for a grade in order for some students to do it, but such is
the nature of the beast—those students probably wouldn’t talk in class, either.
• Social
Networking Sites: Facebook and Twitter can play important roles in your
asynchronous communications strategy. Facebook pages for a class can be the
destination for up-to-date information about the course, without your students
having to friend you (or even one another). Twitter, and Twitter lists, can be
useful sites of asynchronous discussion, although not in the threaded format
that one is used to seeing in a discussion board setting.
• E-mail/Listservs:
Some people consider mailing lists to be quaint relics of a previous
technological age, but it’s hard to argue with the fact that they still work:
an e-mail based discussion list does afford one the ability to carry on
threaded discussions in a private environment, yet outside the confines of a
managed system (for discussion boards). In fact, Google Groups (referenced
above) is a threaded discussion board that can also take place via e-mail,
putting a different twist on the typical concept of the listserv.
Reference: http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/tools-for-synchronousasynchronous-classroom-discussion/22902
reference : http://nootaa.blogspot.com/2012/08/acronyms-related-to-computer-technology.html
reference : http://nootaa.blogspot.com/2012/08/acronyms-related-to-computer-technology.html