FROM SMOKE SIGNALS….
to the…..
….INTERNET
Session OutlineSession Outline
IntroductionIntroduction hands on (chat, bulletin board)hands on (chat, bulletin board) discussiondiscussion
from smoke signals to from smoke signals to the the InternetInternet
Man - the compulsive Man - the compulsive communicatorcommunicator
(David Attenborough)(David Attenborough)
Revolutions in Revolutions in CommunicationCommunication
printprint telephonetelephone faxfax video conferencingvideo conferencing cmc (computer mediated cmc (computer mediated
communication)communication)
Suspicion (the Luddite Suspicion (the Luddite view)view)
telephones would never worktelephones would never work role of women - initial resistancerole of women - initial resistance majority of Internet users are now majority of Internet users are now
female (55%)female (55%)
Computer Mediated Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)Communication (CMC)
emailemail– text basedtext based– voicevoice
forums/bulletin boardsforums/bulletin boards chat chat
– ‘‘typing talking’typing talking’– voice chatvoice chat– videovideo
Why should I bother?Why should I bother?
2004 - only 14% of jobs WILL NOT
require some degree of technological fluency.(networking 99 conference)
WHY ONLINE WHY ONLINE
DELIVERYDELIVERY??WHY ONLINE WHY ONLINE
DELIVERYDELIVERY?? approx 1M Australian households approx 1M Australian households
now with Internet access (1998)now with Internet access (1998) Australia has 4M Internet users = Australia has 4M Internet users =
20% of the population!20% of the population! QLD TAFE Study: 18 - 20% have the QLD TAFE Study: 18 - 20% have the
capacity, capacity, andand want online delivery want online delivery optionoption
SA TAFE - POTENTIAL SA TAFE - POTENTIAL DEMAND(1998)DEMAND(1998)
SA TAFE - POTENTIAL SA TAFE - POTENTIAL DEMAND(1998)DEMAND(1998)
if 18 - 20% of TAFE SA if 18 - 20% of TAFE SA students want online option…..students want online option…..
currently 90,000 TAFE SA currently 90,000 TAFE SA studentsstudents
18% of 90,000 = 16,200 18% of 90,000 = 16,200 students!students!
What does it mean to be What does it mean to be online?online?
It can be done in the classroom:It can be done in the classroom: Think to a future when all Think to a future when all
classrooms have computers (like classrooms have computers (like this one)this one)
use the Internet’s communication use the Internet’s communication tools as an adjunct to classroom tools as an adjunct to classroom deliverydelivery
CF5
DMI server
TAFE server(city)
Uni ofAdelaide
Sydney
satellite(over the Pacific)
USA
destination
the journey of anInternet message
Today:Today:
ESL Talk (SA TAFE ESL Homepage)ESL Talk (SA TAFE ESL Homepage)– chatchat– bulletin boardbulletin board
Group Email List (ESL_SA)Group Email List (ESL_SA)
THE PALACETHE PALACE
The Palace #2The Palace #2