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ninch-announce: Standards for Web-Based Learning and ALN

Standards for Web-Based Learning and ALN

David Green (david@ninch.org)
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 11:57:43 -0400 

Message-Id: <v02130505b0752345ced2@[192.100.21.23]>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 11:57:43 -0400
To: ninch-announce@cni.org
From: david@ninch.org (David Green)
Subject: Standards for Web-Based Learning and ALN

NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
October 23, 1997


   STANDARDS FOR WEB-BASED LEARNING & ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING NETWORKS
                 (The Future of Distance Education)

A reminder that as part of the ALNTalk network, a free, moderated
discussion is currently taking place on asynchronous instructional systems.
As these really are the heart of the future of distance education, many
here might be interested in following and participating in this discussion.

David Green



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From: campbejo@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu
To: david@cni.org
Subject: Standards for Web-Based Learning and ALN
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:38:07 -0600


You are invited to join our new discussion:
Standards for Web-Based Learning and ALN

The free, moderated discussion will take place October 20
to November 2, 1997 as part of ALNTalk. ALN stands for
Asynchronous (anytime/any place) Learning Networks.

You can join the discussion by accessing

<http://www.aln.org/alntalk>

Here is message from the Forum Moderator:

The "Standards for Web-Based Learning and ALN" thread will
include discussion of

 - efforts to standardize asynchronous instructional systems
 - existing ALN systems and work in progress
 - ways to achieve standardization.

We will also discuss ways standards could improve (1) access
to authoring tools for instructors, (2) the quality of access
to and the diversity of instructional domains, (3) methods of
payment to instructors, and (4) the size of markets for
software makers.  Furthermore, disadvantages of standards
as well as critiques of the progress of current ALN
standardization efforts and both successful and unsuccessful
standardization efforts in related areas will also be topics
for discussion.


ALNTalk is a free conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks.
An expert in the field moderates each forum for two weeks.
Previous forums remain active, but are not moderated.

To remove your name from the list, send email to
campbejo@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu
and include your email address to which this announcement
was sent.

This ALNTalk forum is moderated by

James Salsman, Systems Analyst and Web Programmer
email: james@bovik.org


If you are already participating in ALNTalk, you will need
to select "Options" and click on the new forum to add it to
the list of forums you can view.

ALNTalk is part of the ALN Web, which provides a free online
journal, magazine, review of work in ALN, pointers to workshops
and conferences, and related resources. You can find the ALN Web at

http://www.aln.org/

We express appreciation to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,
which underwrites the ALN Web.

Sincerely,

J. Olin Campbell and John R. Bourne
.. . . for the ALN Web

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