"WikiTerm of the Semester"

Bloggers get ready... Bloggers get set... Bloggers GO!

After browsing through a few eLearning glossaries, I decided to list a few that I figured would be in the "What term do we choose?" discussions. Here's what I came up with to start the asynchronous dialog going:

Applet - I do think that applets can be (& are sometimes) more powerful than the programs they run with. It's all about functionality... :)

Broadband - May be interesting to follow the timeline in the history of broadband connectivity and project it's future?

Cookie - Yah, I'm a sweet tooth, but digital cookies are also essential - unless of course you enjoy "reinventing the wheel" each time you browse...

Courseware - This is much cooler than "class management software" or "learning programs" (how about that one?!?)

Facilitator - The role of the teacher has dramatically changed from the traditional school environment :)

GUI (pronounced: goo-wee :) - How cool does this word sound? In addition, it's (I believe) the single-most important technology that led to the Personal Computer revolution.

Multicasting - I didn't know this word existed before a short few moments ago, but I like it already...

Virtual Classroom - "Is this real?"

BUT... there's a bunch of other interesting therms in Wayne State University's College of Engineering's eLearning Glossary and (right from their site) they say in not-so-small print: "This glossary continues to grow with new terms added daily."

Lasty, I chucked when I saw "PDA" on the "TERMS DEFINED IN PREVIOUS CLASSES"...

Why?

How old am I?

Well... My kids and I love The Office and although the initial showing is viewed synchronously across the country, we use our DVR to record the show (in addition to Celtics Games) to watch asynchronously at a later date. So... last night we caught up on the last two new episodes. The last one was about Michael and Holly back together and showing off way too much PDA! Does anyone else enjoy The Office?

OK then...

Any thoughts on a group term?