Evaluate the effectiveness of education through video on removable media

Abstract

This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, 2007.

Cataloged from PDF version of thesis report.

Includes bibliographical references (page 55).

Distance education is a field of education that focuses on the technology and
 instructional systems design that are effectively incorporated in delivering
 education to students who (most of the time) are not physically "on site" to
 receive their education.
 In the twentieth century radio and television have all been used to further
 strengthen distance education. Computers and the Internet make distance
 learning easier. Bangladesh with population of about 130 million, less then 20%
 of the total population has access to electricity. In rural Bangladesh the figure is
 about 10%. Within the households with electricity at least 60% have TV and
 majority of TV owners have VCD or DVD players because the availability of
 cheap Chinese DVDs & VCD players. Cost of PC and Internet is very high over
 video component.
 The technology plays a key role in the delivery of distance education. Education
 must remain focused on instructional outcomes, not the technology of delivery.
 The key to effective distance education is focusing on the needs of the learners,
 the requirements of the content and the constraints faced by the teacher, before
 selecting a delivery system. The asynchronous nature in terms of communication
 way like DVD that allow local teachers to take full control, to play and pause the
 content at will, at times and paces of their own choosing, to engage in meaningful
 dialogs with their local students, to train themselves after school hours, turns out
 to be a blessing.
 Education video learning can provide real time face-to face interaction. This is
 also an excellent and cost-effective way to incorporate guest speakers and
 content experts. Objective of our thesis will be to "Evaluate the effectiveness of
 Education through video on removable media."

B. Computer Science and Engineering