Future Trends in Distance Education - a Web 2.0 production

Welcome back loyal review followers.

Below is the Week 4 project that Coretta Edwards, Tom Pile and I completed. Check it out.

We used various Web 2.0 tools to plan, construct and share the final product. To start, we used regular, old-fashioned email to schedule rough meeting times. Next, we met online and recorded our meetings using Google Wave. To complete the PowerPoint, a draft template was created using Microsoft PowerPoint for ease because I already own it. But then, the template was uploaded to Google Docs so all of the team could work on the content. Once final, we uploaded the presentation you will see to VoiceThread, shared it to all team members thus allowing each of us to add commentary. And finally, while in VoiceThread, I posted the uploaded document to this blog.

Now that's some serious Web 2.o productivity! Wouldn't you agree?

The only change I would make to the process is my shameful use of Microsoft PowerPoint. Bad reviewer - I know. I could have just as easily, and for a much cheaper price (insert FREE), used Impress form the OpenOffice.org productivity suite of the same name. Next time I will...I promise.

In the meantime, enjoy the presentation below that covers future trends in Distance Education:



I hope you enjoyed the presentation, the commentary and even added some comments. Check back next week, Week 5, when I'll be reviewing Facebook. That is sure to be no simple task.

Steve