Here at ATIwave we provide unlimited services to you.
One of those services is the Distance Learning service.
- About our distance learning services.
- distance learning environment.
- Why use distance learning?
- Education classroom environment applications.
About our distance learning services:
- Applied Technology, Inc. (ATI) is a total systems integrator for distance learning solutions.
- We provide a broad range of state-of-the-art hardware, software and bandwidth that allow us to customize the right solution for your school, business or institutional environment.
- Multimedia solutions we offer include live videoconferencing, interactive distance learning classroom, video-on-demand, video streaming, and online Internet-based training courses.
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distance learning environment.
Today, the American education system, medical institutions and industries are challenged with providing increased educational opportunities without increased budgets.Distance learning programs are an affordable solution that answers this challenge.
Distance learning takes place when a teacher and student are separated by physical distance and technology is used to bridge the instructional gap.
This type of learning can reach those disadvantaged by limited time, distance or physical disability, and can update the knowledge base of workers at their place of employment.
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Why is the use of distance learning?
- Provide equity of access for all students, not matter how remote or poor the school district.
- Make available a wide range of subjects (including advance placement and foreign language classes) even to small school districts. Allow students to be exposed to "expert" teachers.
- Take a "field-trip" without leaving the school.
- Foster collaboration and develop shared problem-solving skills.
- Develop partnerships with other schools and with businesses.
- Provide up-to-date instruction.
- Deliver instruction for special needs students.
- Provide enrichment opportunities.
- Present current events programs.
- Provide training and staff development opportunities without the travel expenses, and safety issues.
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Education classroom environment applications
K12 school districts, colleges and universities are using live video conferencing and video streaming to enhance the learning experience in a variety of situations.Some of these applications and benefits realized are listed below:
Applications
- Broadcast live, interactive instruction from one school to other schools.
- Broadcast live, interactive instruction from the community college to the instructors in high schools.
- Receive courses or events broadcast via Internet.
- Live instruction can be captured for broadcast at a later date.
- Teachers who are teaching online courses (created with Blackboard as an example) to students at other schools can have live, interactive periodic meetings with these students.
Benefits:
- Allows the school district to take advantage of highly skilled teachers for subjects such as advanced math, English as a Second Language (ESL), etc.
- Eliminates travel time for students and instructors.
- Allows students without transportation to receive college level courses.
- Opens the local classroom environment to any course or special broadcast currently available on the Internet.
- Allows students who are absent to receive broadcast at a later date.
- Allows students to receive the class instruction over the Internet as a review.
- Allows live, interactive exchange of information between student and teacher enhancing the learning experience.
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