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 (www, "The Web") -