With the emerging technology of online communications, we are able to interact with out ever meeting. Lectures such as chemistry and calculus does not require much interaction with the professors, what advangtages are there in networking distant learning through recorded video lectures and video conferences for discussions once or twice a week?
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You can:\n1. Learn at your desired pace - slow or fast\n2. Get information about the subject that is updated more frequently\n3. Participate in discussions and interation with participants belonging to wider range of area, culture and age group.\n\nAlso,\n\n4. Interactive/streaming video tutorials may be played back saveral times and their retention is far greater.\n5. You have sufficient time and opportunity to look for other related material on the Internet and elsewhere.\n6. Variety of course combinations may be made.\n7. You (may) become more disciplined and organized.
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http://www.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/movies.html\n\nthat has alot of videos on it only one or two keynotes though. atleast in the new video section havnt watched them all yet
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hbaron@chester.ac.uk\n\nHelen Baron is a very very good professor of media and communication at Chester University UK
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An on-line degree can be just as valuable as one earned through a traditional, on-campus degree program--if the on-line program is sponsored by an accredited/credentialed college or university that has a solid reputation.  \n\nThe question really should be whether an on-line program can meet your specific educational needs as well as a  traditional program.  Before you rush off to enroll, stop a moment and consider whether or not virtual learning is right for you.\n\n\nIs the class or program of study offered by an accredited university?\nDoes this university have a solid reputation in the field in which you will pursue your coursework or degree?\nWhat sort of training do the instructors have?\nHow long will it take to complete a course or program of study?\nAre all of the classes taught on-line or will you need to attend a real classroom some of the time?\nIs the class taught in real-time (meaning you'd have to log on during specific hours/times/days), or is time management up to me?\nHow much will it cost me?\nAnd, finally, is there any financial aid available to me?\n\nIf, after working through these questions, you're satisfied with your answers, an on-line degree program may well be a good match for you.\n\nGood luck!
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You can talk about slingbox (product that allows people to record videos at home and then sent it to your laptop anyway in the world).\n\nPerhaps you can find a way to relate this technology to telecommunications by recording home video and sending video emails to someone's laptop.  Now there is a million dollar idea!
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Online degrees are a good way to keep your schedule flexible. Typically you can work from any computer with Internet access. You would most likely participate in class discussions via forums or emails. You could hand in assignments by email or by posting to a web page.\n\nHere is some more info about online schools if you're interested:\n\nhttp://www.college-scholarship-hound.com/index.php?t=onlineschools\n\nGood luck!
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the instructional methods will be primarily based around two things; the nature of the subject and material being delivered and the results of research into how people actually learn.\nIf a student can tune into what the professor or lecturer is trying to achieve and the stages of one of his 'standard' lectures, then that student is better equipped to get the most out of attending the lecture in person. The notes should then make more sense when looked at later for review or revision.
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I work full-time and was enrolled in two online graduate courses.  It was a condensed semester--eight weeks long.  It was doable, but it was not easy.  You have to really manage your time online.\n\nPart of the problem is that if you have never taken an online course before, you will spend a lot of time learning the program used by the school, and reading all the posts by the other students.  Not everyone does well in an online environment.
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MIT (as in Masachussetes Institute of Technology) started an initiative Open Course Ware some time back. They have made their course ware to be available for free over the internet. \n\nAt this site you can access lectures, course ware on a wide variety of topics from Aeronautics, Bio-engineering to Women's Studies. I think you should be able to find some topic which may be of interest to you.
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Since the internet proved to be useless, then why don't try intensive courses at centres that teach languages. I know so many people who speak well different languages they learnt at thier own country.
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I would not be so sure. You have obviously made a good case for the pros of the set up. But I believe that students at an impressionable age lack the determination to sit through an internet session and learn something from it.\nThe very way teaching is conducted, empahsizes on serious taxation of the brain and I can much imagine the current crop of students, already suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder to not make much sense of such a course.\n\nMaking them sit through the course in a class may just work better
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if its a lecture note, u document it as a live event.\nexample:\n(J. Smith, lecture, 1998, Feb. 8)
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If money is not a constraint, go for hardware based video conferencing system like sony, Aethra, Tandberg etc . you can visit www.seccom.org for more information. These systems support upto 6 sites . you can share powerpoint presentations too.\nif you require more than 6 sites to be connected together you should have a MCU like radvision
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u can do it frm distance learning, it wont cost u much.....nd simultaneously u can go for a job....it will be benefecial for u....
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Cal Tech has a really good video series that should be in most larger libraries.  It's not all directly on industrial engineering but much of it does apply.  I always enjoy watching it when it comes on PBS.\n\nPart of the series is call The Mechanical Universe, I think.
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Online classes are relatively quick (5 weeks). You need to be online and participate a certain number of days each week and with a certain number of responses (check this in the syllabus for the class). You will probably have discussion questions to answer and written assignments due each week. These will have deadlines. You can be online as much and as little as you want as long as you fulfill the requirements for the class. Good Luck!
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I think the prof is trying to keep you from monopolizing class time.  Did it ever occur to you that the other students in the class aren't interested in watching videos and reading articles that you select?  If you really want to promote your ideas, write a big note on the chalk board saying that you'd like to organize a class discussion group where people can discuss the issues further.  Then, if the discussion group is interested, they can watch the videos and read the articles that you think are important (and you have to reciprocate).  Your prof might even decide to come along.  However, I'm sure your prof and the other students would prefer to use class time to address the issues that will appear on the final exam and that the course was designed to teach.