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Glossary of Terms

Asynchronous
- Anytime/Anywhere
ALN - Asynchronous
Learning Network (Anytime/Anywhere Learning Network) is a method of
instructional delivery by which the students have the flexibility of
learning at anytime from anywhere over the Internet.
CMC - Computer
Mediated Communication - learning and interacting with the assistance
of a computer
Course Map
- Homepage for an SLN course
Distance Education
- Instructor and student are in different locations
FTF - Face-to-Face
usually used in reference to the method of traditional classroom instruction
Homepage
- Starting point for a website
http - Hypertext
transfer protocol - part of the web address that indicates the format
of a resource
Internet
- Network of interconnected computers around the world
Internet Service
Provider (ISP) - Corporation/Institution that provides access to
the Internet (ex: AOL, Frontier, Time Warner, Juno, etc.)
Module -
A unit of study
Netiquette
- protocol for Internet behavior
online -
On the Internet
Online Office
Hours (private folder) - Place for private communication with the
faculty member
Search Engine
- A tool that searches the web for specific resources
SLN - SUNY
Learning Network
URL - Universal
Resource Locator - the location (address) of a web page
Web Browser
- Software to navigate the Internet (Ex: Microsoft Internet Explorer/Netscape
Navigator)
Web Page
- A single screen of information
Web Site
- A collection of related web pages
World Wide Web
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