| A | B |
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| Asynchronous | Communication in which interaction between parties does not take place simultaneously. |
| Bloom’s Taxonomy | A classification of the levels of intellectual behavior attributed to Benjamin Bloom in 1956, including Cognitive (knowledge), Affective (attitude) and psychomotor (skills) |
| SCORM | Sharable Content Object Reference Model |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| Cyberspace | The nebulous “place” where humans interact over computer networks. Coined by William Gibson in Neuromancer |
| Distance Education | The process of providing instruction when students and instructors are separated by physical distance and technology, often in tandem with face-to-face communication, is used to bridge the gap. |
| Distance Learning | The desired outcome of distance education |
| Whiteboard | An electronic bulletin board which allows users across a network to colaborate in real time |
| Synchronous | Communication in which interaction between participants is simultaneous. |
| Basic Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanical | The best skills based elearning courses |
| Virtual Classroom | An online discussion forum where most of the conversations relating to the coursework take place (either synchronously or asynchronously). |
| T-1 (DS-1): | High speed digital data channel that is a high volume carrier of voice and/or data. Often used for compressed video teleconferencing. T-1 has 24 voice channels 1.544 mb/sec. |
| T-3 (DS-3): | A digital channel which communicates at a significantly faster rate than T-1. A T-3 is comprised of 28 T-1 and is 45mbs |
| Quicktime | Multi-platform multimedia software developed by Apple that delivers synchronized graphics, sound, video, text and music |
| Netiquette | People navigating in a virtual environment must follow proper protocols and have good online "manners" generally known as netiquette, or etiquette on the Net |
| mailing list | A list of e-mail addresses grouped together as an alias such that a message sent to the list goes to the entire group |
| Listserv | An e-mail program that allows multiple computer users to connect onto a single system, creating an on-line discussion |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| Computer Assisted Instruction | ): Teaching process in which a computer is utilized to enhance the learning environment by assisting students in gaining mastery over a specific skill. |
