Satellite e-learning
The ability to transmit an actual classroom lesson to remote locations is what satellite e-learning is all about. The remote classroom can be either an individual’s desktop computer or another (offsite) classroom full of students.
Satellite e-learning provides a synchronous learning environment. Sometimes referred to as BTV/IP (Business Television/Internet Protocol), satellite e-learning has brought distributed media into the 21st century.
Satellite e-learning utilizes internet protocol (IP) for networking and distribution. IP makes it possible to utilize high bandwidths for video streaming because it bypasses the wide area network.
Students located at remote locations are able to communicate with the instructor via audio teleconferencing or by using a combination of audio and keypad technology.
With satellite e-learning, students can participate in class along with the instructor and the other students. The only real difference is that some students are not sitting in the same location as the instructor. With satellite e-learning, instructors are able to incorporate all of the different media into their lessons.
Transmission to remote students is consistent and occurs faster than other methods of transmission. Satellite e-learning makes synchronous oral interaction possible which can greatly benefit students since they are able to ask questions and receive answers in moments.
Satellite e-learning utilizes internet protocol which bypasses wide area networks and the Internet. What this means in simple terms is that the problems often associated with bandwidth (distorted images, slow transmission) are eliminated.
Very large-sized web-based training modules and multi-media-rich transmissions
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