Wireless Networking & E-Learning/E-Training Jennifer Cortez Astrid Hernandez Bernadette Leville Johanna Wilson

Where do we see wireless network going? What are the benefits of E-Learning? Why does wireless network and E-Learning work well together?

Wireless Network What is wireless network? Two or more computers communicating using standard rules without cables How did wireless network get started? Marconi's invention Moving signals over the "air" with electro-magnetic waves in 1895 Professor norm Abramson AlohaNet, in 1970 for the purpose to link the islands together First wireless standard introduced was HomeRF

Where are we today with wireless networks? Wireless LANs Wireless network

Where do we see wireless network going? Blue Tooth Further Integration Wireless LAN / GSM switching Bandwidth Increases Security Lower Cost Wireless ATM

E-Learning/E-Training History Distance learning College without walls Self-taught course Time and location Corporations “Fly” in for training Costly

E-Learning/E-Training Today Sharpen their skills Finish their college degrees while working full-time Launch a whole new career Computers equals classrooms Chat rooms Online exams Email papers

What are the benefits of E-Learning? Cost-effective Just-In-Time Training Flexibility = Time Customization Measurement Variety

80 percent of the top U.S. and European universities will offer global courses by 2005.

Wireless Networking & E-Learning/E-Training Why does wireless network and E-Learning work well together? College without wires Getting ahead in business Time = Flexibility Place Money