Advanced Collaboration Technology in Distributed Learning
Instructor: John Harrison, IOCOM
Lab Assistant: Eric McPhail, IOCOM
Where: UH AT&T Lab
Room 110-H
Technology Annex
College of Technology
University of Houston
When: Wednesday November 15, 2009
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: $100/person
CEU: 1.0
Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of networking and Internet
Refreshments and lunch provided.
Course Description:
This workshop is presented by the University of Houston College of Technology Engineering Technology Department and IOCOM. This course is a one-day HANDS-ON workshop that introduces participants to next-generation communications technology and a new, more inclusive approach to distance learning, or distributed learning. The morning session will provide an introduction to the latest open-standard multimedia technologies and their impact on distance learning, while the afternoon session will include hands-on demonstrations of next-generation video collaboration technology and how it is used in distance learning.
Lab Assistant: Eric McPhail, IOCOM
Where: UH AT&T Lab
Room 110-H
Technology Annex
College of Technology
University of Houston
When: Wednesday November 15, 2009
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: $100/person
CEU: 1.0
Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of networking and Internet
Refreshments and lunch provided.
Course Description:
This workshop is presented by the University of Houston College of Technology Engineering Technology Department and IOCOM. This course is a one-day HANDS-ON workshop that introduces participants to next-generation communications technology and a new, more inclusive approach to distance learning, or distributed learning. The morning session will provide an introduction to the latest open-standard multimedia technologies and their impact on distance learning, while the afternoon session will include hands-on demonstrations of next-generation video collaboration technology and how it is used in distance learning.
About the instructor:
John Harrison has worked as a collaboration technology and grid communications consultant for over 6 years and an AV system designer for over 10 years. John has helped design and deploy collaboration and distance learning systems for global energy companies and universities in the US, Europe, and elsewhere. John holds a B.B.A. form the University of North Texas.
You will learn:
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· A comparative history of distance learning technologies
· A basic understanding of the open-standard digital media protocols
· What is distance learning vs. distributed learning
· An overview of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Access Grid project
· What Grid and Cloud computing mean for multimedia communications
· How different systems can interoperate in an Internet environment
· How unified collaboration systems can integrate industry, higher education, and K-12
· How low-cost distance learning systems can be built using off-the-shelf hardware
For more information:
Contact Person: Sergio Chacon
Phone: (281) 650-2328
Email: schacon@uh.edu
To Register:
Print out a Registration Form and mail your check to:
University of Houston
Engineering Technology
4800 Calhoun Rd.
304A Technology Bldg
Houston, TX 77204
or go to UH Continuing Education: