The Computerized Education: Communication Topology and Effectiveness

By:
Dr. Gennadiy G. Kuleshov
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This study is aimed to examine the rapid development of both the web enhanced (on-campus) and the distance (on-line) styles of education which are currently spread around the world and the process appears to be irreversible. Most publications dealing with computerized education are focused on its advantages in comparison with the traditional approach. At the same time, computerized technology usage (and the Internet as its delivery system) still does not guarantee a better educational process. In contrast with traditional style, which is based on Instructor-Student communication, the computerized approach involves at least one more party, technical support staff, operating within either Intranet or Internet environment. This component could be involved into educational process either in succession or in parallel providing opposite outcomes to the educational effectiveness: either its improvement or degradation. Formally, it could be described in terms which are the isomorphic ones to the laws of direct current in the theory of electricity. The formal algorithm describing such relationships is developed on the basis of the AND and OR logical operators. A set of communication topologies and corresponding simplified transference functions is established and analyzed. Internal self-consistency of proposed general approach makes it possible to compare different scenarios of computerized education quantitatively as well as either adopt or reject certain option (component) of instructional technology.


Keywords: Distance Education, Learning Effectiveness, Asynchronous Learning Networks, Virtual Interaction, Communication Topology
Stream: Measuring Learning Outcomes
Presentation Type: Virtual Presentation in English
Paper: Computerized Education, The

Dr. Gennadiy G. Kuleshov

Professor, Department of Computer Science, Touro College
New York, New York, USA

Dr. Gennadiy G. Kuleshov is a professor of physics and computer science at Touro University International (TUI), Cypress, CA, and at Touro College, New York, NY, USA. He was graduated from Moscow Technical University for Power Engineering and he obtained (1972) his Ph.D. degree in Molecular Physics at A.V. Lykov Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer. Since 1987, he holds a D.Sc. degree in Physical Chemistry obtained from N.I. Lobachevsky State University, Russia. Dr. G. Kuleshov has over 100 papers in the fields of Molecular Physics, Physical Chemistry, Power Engineering and Distance Education published in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He has been awarded a number of local, national, and international medals and prizes for his contributions in science and education.

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