Drive with Google & view through YouTube (Selecting Distance Learning Technologies Example 1)

Blog—Selecting Distance Learning Technologies

Example 1: Collaborative Training Environment

A new automated staff information system was recently purchased by a major corporation and needs to be implemented in six regional offices. Unfortunately, the staff is located throughout all the different offices and cannot meet at the same time or in the same location. As an instructional designer for the corporation, you have been charged with implementing a training workshop for these offices. As part of the training, you were advised how imperative it is that the staff members share information, in the form of screen captures and documents, and participate in ongoing collaboration.

Week 3 Response to example 1

The modules can be assigned in an asynchronous manner of delivery by way of the many features within google. Since the company emails are through google the efficient way to deliver training is through google drive YouTube and google+. “These technologies are free and can be embedded in Web pages” (Laureate). Furthermore, if for some reason an employee is away from the office at a location where google chrome is not the primary browser or google drive content is not supported. The same information is available via WebEx. These are discussion technologies and media sharing Sites with blog features. The convenience of google is available and employees have the option to utilize WebEx if necessary. “Users can in turn comment on the presentations and share their own ideas thereby providing feedback that may assist presenters in enhancing their content” (Laureate). The imperativeness of sharing information by screen capture, documents, and collaboration will be fully accessible through both medians. The training workshop will be fully implemented for the staff in the six regional offices.

http://youtu.be/wKJ9KzGQq0w

http://www.webex.com/how-to/index.html

 

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (n.d.). "The Technology of Distance Education" [Multimedia Program]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2012). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (5th ed.) Boston, MA: Pearson.