Collaborative Training Environment

In a collaborative training environment as presented in example #1, media sharing sites would be beneficial to address the challenges and requirements of implementing the training workshop for the offices and to ensure that the staff share information, such as screen captures and documents and participate in ongoing collaboration. A tool such as Slide Share can allow the ID to share slides, such as PowerPoint with the staff as required. With this tool, staff will also be able to comment on, and share the content. According to The Technology of Distance Education, “media sharing sites are web sites that facilitate the sharing of content and artifacts such as text, pictures, videos, presentations, and audio files”…”the artifacts posted on media sharing sites can be viewed and commented on by a much wider audience than a video sent to a family member or a friend” (2011).

Another tool, which may be useful to address the challenges of example #1, is the use of discussion technologies such as discussion forums. Websites like “Tangler and Nabble allow synchronous and asynchronous threaded conversations – discussions in which the postings are related to a specific topic”…”Jabber and Gabbly allow teachers and students to interact synchronously through an instant-messaging-style interface” (2011). These tools will enable the required ongoing collaboration. Slideshare has been successful and used in a higher education setting in which slides containing course content has been presented.

 
References

Laureate Education. (2011). The Technology of Distance Education: Menu of Technologies. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_1373693_1%26url%3D

Sadik, A. (2012). Distance Education and the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/u083133/distance-learning-2137094