Week 1 Terminology

Question 1

Collaboration

Answer 1

the action of working with someone to produce or create something.

Question 2

Online

Answer 2

controlled by or connected to another computer or to a network.

Question 3

Multimedia

Answer 3

(of art, education, etc.) using more than one medium of expression or communication

Question 4

Student-Centered

Answer 4

when a classroom operates with student-centered instruction, students and instructors share the focus. Students and teachers interact equally.

Question 5

Static Content/Web Pages

Answer 5

a page that is built using HTML code and features the same presentation and content, regardless of user identity or other factors. Static Web pages are easier to code and assemble than dynamic Web pages, which may feature customizable content according to a user’s identity or other factors. Static Web pages are also known as static websites.

Question 6

Synchronous

Answer 6

Happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time

Question 7

Asynchronous

Answer 7

Not simultaneous or concurrent in time.

Question 8

Social Networking

Answer 8

the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself.

Question 9

Instructor-Centered

Answer 9

Students put all of their focus on the teacher. You talk, and the students exclusively listen. During activities, students work alone, and collaboration is discouraged.

Question 10

Social Computing

Answer 10

an area of computer science that is concerned with the intersection of social behavior and computational systems.

Question 11

Massively Multiplayer Games

Answer 11

an online game with a large amount of players, typically in the hundreds to thousands.

Question 12

Blogs

Answer 12

a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.

Question 13

Wikis

Answer 13

websites that allow collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users

Question 14

E-learning 2.0

Answer 14

views online learning as a platform not a medium.

Question 15

Web 1.0

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the first stage in the World Wide Web, which was entirely made up of web pages connected by hyperlinks. Although the exact definition of Web 1.0 is a source of debate, it is generally believed to refer to the web when it was a set of static websites that were not yet providing interactive content.

Question 16

Web 2.0

Answer 16

the second stage of development of the World Wide Web, characterized especially by the change from static web pages to dynamic or user-generated content and the growth of social media.

Question 17

Dynamic Content/Web Pages

Answer 17

a website that displays new information each time it is viewed.

Question 18

Podcasts

Answer 18

a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscribers automatically.

Question 19

Vodcasts

Answer 19

videocast

Question 20

RSS Feed

Answer 20

a type of web feed which allows users to access updates to online content in a standardized, computer-readable format.

Question 21

Web Conferencing/Virtual Classroom

Answer 21

is an online service by which you can hold live meetings, conferencing, presentations and trainings via the internet particularly on TCP/IP connections. an online classroom that allows participants to communicate with one another, view presentations or videos, interact with other participants, and engage with resources in work groups.

Question 22

Communities of Practice

Answer 22

a group of people who share a craft or a profession.

Question 23

Extended/Hybrid/Blended Learning

Answer 23

is an education program (formal or non-formal) that combines online digital media with traditional classroom methods. It requires the physical presence of both teacher and student, with some elements of student control over time, place, path, or pace.

Question 24

Webcams

Answer 24

a video camera that inputs to a computer connected to the Internet, so that its images can be viewed by Internet users.

Question 25

Mashups

Answer 25

a web page or web application that uses content from more than one source to create a single new service displayed in a single graphical interface.

Question 26

M Learning

Answer 26

mobile learning across multiple contexts, through social and content interactions, using personal electronic devices.

Question 27

GPS

Answer 27

a radio navigation system that allows land, sea, and airborne users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time 24 hours a day, in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world.

Question 28

SMS

Answer 28

text message up to 160 characters.

Question 29

Augmented Reality

Answer 29

a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user’s view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.

Question 30

Created Commons

Answer 30

a American non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.