Title :
DVB/Internet interoperability and new possibilities in distance learning
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Ljubljana Univ., Slovenia
Abstract :
Presents a Web-based personalized learning assistant (PLA) developed as a prototype of a distance learning application, which uses a multi-purpose multimedia storage device to store a huge amount of multimedia data locally. The storage device is an advanced digital VCR or set-top box (STB) which is also a gateway to the Internet. Because of this, it enables DVB/Internet interoperability, which offers new possibilities in distance learning. Interactive Web-based courses can be enriched by quality video segments from educational TV programmes broadcast over DVB and recorded on the STB
Keywords :
Internet; digital video broadcasting; distance learning; educational technology; information resources; interactive video; multimedia servers; open systems; video recording; video tape recorders; DVB/Internet interoperability; Internet gateway; World Wide Web-based personalized learning assistant; digital VCR; digital video broadcasting; distance learning application; educational TV programmes; interactive Web-based courses; multi-purpose multimedia storage device; quality video segments; set-top box; video recording; Computer aided instruction; Digital video broadcasting; Educational programs; Internet; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Radio broadcasting; TV broadcasting; US Department of Transportation; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2000. University as a Bridge from Technology to Society. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5803-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2000.915625
