Subject: RE: [IFETS-Discuss] Flash
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Date: Thu 15 Jun 2000 - 12:22:25 MEST
From: elicollins-brown@home.com Subject: RE: [IFETS-Discuss] Flash Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 03:22:25 -0700
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Richard/Pansy,
In reply to:
>Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 12:52:45 GMT
> From: archerrichard@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [IFETS-Discuss] Flash
>
>
> Pansy
>
> I can only speak from personal experience on this, but plug-ins (got to be
> careful how fast you say that!) of any kind, particularly FLASH have met
> with dubious response. Many online course administrators are specifically
> outlining in their requirements for VLE that, amongst other things, when
> dealing with larger numbers of remote, off-campus learners there must be no
> end-user requirements. Does anyone think differently, or should standard
> software be the norm for online learners?
>
> Richard
The only thing that students need to be able to view Flash movies is the
plug-in which comes standard in most current browsers. I guess it would
depend on the types of machines most of your users have, but if you are
expecting to deliver training or learning modules over the internet, the
student has to be have at least a middle of the road computer.
I'm an instructional designer/web developer for the University of Texas at
Arlington. I'm developing four graduate level engineering courses to be
delivered through the UT Telecampus platform
(http://www.telecampus.utsystem.edu/telecampus/index.htm).
We have minimum requirements for our student's machines in order for them to
be able to even use the platform (ei. at least a pentium-speed processor and
64Mg RAM). Then we also provide the browser configuration for them to
ensure that everything is set up properly so they can see everything.
I guess I don't understand the comment about many online adm's specifically
saying there must be no end-user requirements. A Flash or Shockwave plugin
is easy to get, and more and more web sites are using Flash and Shockwave on
a regular basis. And as I said most current browsers come with it already
loaded.
Flash is our answer for the two electrical engineering courses I am
developing. Instead of trying to stream 24 hours of video lectures, we are
creating Flash movies with the audio track from the lecture. Each lesson is
segmented into 6 - 10 small Flash movies (4 - 8 min. each) with the load and
unload command to link them together. The download times will be a little
longer than static web pages, or audio clips, but the payoff is worth it.
Talk about bringing lectures to life!
I would encourage you to explore the possibilities. I really think that
Flash is a very dynamic new tool for online education.
Thanks,
Eli Collins-Brown
Educational Specialist
The Center for Distance Education
The University of Texas at Arlington
http://distance.uta.edu
eli@distance.uta.edu
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