Asynchronous - In distance education, an event where all participants are not logged on at the same timeBandwidth - The transmission capacity of a network; describes how much data can be transferred at one time
Chat forum/room - A place where two or more participants can log on simultaneously and exchange messages (usually text) with each other in real-time
Cyberspace - Another name for the Internet
Cyberstress - Frustration as a result of participating in online courses
Distance education - Education that takes place when a teacher and student are separated by physical distance and technology is used to bridge the gap
Instructional design - In distance education, the application of multiple instructional strategies and consideration of multiple learning styles when developing courses
Interface design - In online courses, the ease of navigation, balanced, predictable structure and uniform appearance of the site
Internet - A worldwide network that includes the World Wide Web, e-mail, File Transfer Protocols, threaded discussions, electronic databases, etc.
Internet Activity Structures - Web pages that focus learning, including hotlists, subject samplers, multimedia scrapbooks, treasure hunts, and Webquests
Intranet - A World Wide Web-like network that is available only to people working inside an organization
Learning styles - Describes the way individuals learn best, including hands-on, aurally, visually, etc.
Multimedia - Integration of several forms of media, such as text, graphics, animations, video, sound, etc.; all media can be categorized as voice, video, data, or print
Net Generation - Young people born in or after 1980, most of whom have grown up surrounded by technology
Online courses - In distance education, courses that are primarily Web-based
Streaming media - Audio or video that begins to play on your computer before it is entirely downloaded
Synchronous - In distance education, an event in which all participants are logged in at the same time; occurs simultaneously, in real-time, in different locations
Threaded discussion - A "bulletin board" concept for e-mail messages; messages can be sorted according to replies/responses
Videoconference - One-way, two-way, or multi-way transmission of live video via satellite, Internet, or intranet. If on the Internet, streaming media formats would most likely be used.
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