FROM SMOKE SIGNALS….

to the…..

….INTERNET

Session OutlineSession Outline

IntroductionIntroduction hands on (chat, bulletin board)hands on (chat, bulletin board) discussiondiscussion

from smoke signals to from smoke signals to the the InternetInternet

Man - the compulsive Man - the compulsive communicatorcommunicator

(David Attenborough)(David Attenborough)

Revolutions in Revolutions in CommunicationCommunication

printprint telephonetelephone faxfax video conferencingvideo conferencing cmc (computer mediated cmc (computer mediated

communication)communication)

Suspicion (the Luddite Suspicion (the Luddite view)view)

telephones would never worktelephones would never work role of women - initial resistancerole of women - initial resistance majority of Internet users are now majority of Internet users are now

female (55%)female (55%)

Computer Mediated Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)Communication (CMC)

emailemail– text basedtext based– voicevoice

forums/bulletin boardsforums/bulletin boards chat chat

– ‘‘typing talking’typing talking’– voice chatvoice chat– videovideo

Why should I bother?Why should I bother?

2004 - only 14% of jobs WILL NOT

require some degree of technological fluency.(networking 99 conference)

WHY ONLINE WHY ONLINE

DELIVERYDELIVERY??WHY ONLINE WHY ONLINE

DELIVERYDELIVERY?? approx 1M Australian households approx 1M Australian households

now with Internet access (1998)now with Internet access (1998) Australia has 4M Internet users = Australia has 4M Internet users =

20% of the population!20% of the population! QLD TAFE Study: 18 - 20% have the QLD TAFE Study: 18 - 20% have the

capacity, capacity, andand want online delivery want online delivery optionoption

SA TAFE - POTENTIAL SA TAFE - POTENTIAL DEMAND(1998)DEMAND(1998)

SA TAFE - POTENTIAL SA TAFE - POTENTIAL DEMAND(1998)DEMAND(1998)

if 18 - 20% of TAFE SA if 18 - 20% of TAFE SA students want online option…..students want online option…..

currently 90,000 TAFE SA currently 90,000 TAFE SA studentsstudents

18% of 90,000 = 16,200 18% of 90,000 = 16,200 students!students!

What does it mean to be What does it mean to be online?online?

It can be done in the classroom:It can be done in the classroom: Think to a future when all Think to a future when all

classrooms have computers (like classrooms have computers (like this one)this one)

use the Internet’s communication use the Internet’s communication tools as an adjunct to classroom tools as an adjunct to classroom deliverydelivery

CF5

DMI server

TAFE server(city)

Uni ofAdelaide

Sydney

satellite(over the Pacific)

USA

destination

the journey of anInternet message

Today:Today:

ESL Talk (SA TAFE ESL Homepage)ESL Talk (SA TAFE ESL Homepage)– chatchat– bulletin boardbulletin board

Group Email List (ESL_SA)Group Email List (ESL_SA)

THE PALACETHE PALACE

The Palace #2The Palace #2