Transcript brenda d. mckoy web conferencing - 8841Greenteam

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Global Communication (Knowledge Stage of Roger’s Stages of adoption)
IDEA
KNOWLEDGE
The internet open the world to global communications and
researcher began to find ways to utilize this new innovation
to its full potential. Web conferencing emerge from this
exploratory research . It began with an Idea!
Instant Access? The world demanded instant access and the
innovation of web conferencing surfaced. Web Conferencing began Roger’s
innovations development process with Internet structure in place.
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Roger’s innovations development
process began with Internet
structure in place. In the 1960’s,
the University of Illinois
developed a system known as
PLATO for their Computerbased Web conferencing began long
before there was a World Wide
Web or Education Research
Laboratory (CERL). It was a
small, self-contained system
supporting a single classroom of
terminals connected to one
mainframe computer.
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PLATO: The Emergence of Online
Community
http://thinkofit.com/plato/dwplato.htm
1972 – PLATO IV
Student using a PLATO IV terminal.
Image from the University of Illinois.
PLATO was a series of educational
computer terminals that originated
from the University of Illinois. In the
1960’s and 1970’s, PLATO contained
many features that we take for granted
today like e-mail, message boards and
online tests.
The fourth generation PLATO IV
terminal featured a flat (and bright
orange) plasma screen that students
could touch to answer questions. The
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(Persuasion Stage) In 1972, PLATO was moved
to a new system of mainframes that
eventually supported over one thousand
users at a time. In 1973, Doug Brown
developed Talkomatic.
In 1975, Control Data Corporation set up its own
PLATO system in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the
first commercial use of multi-function
conferencing system. Within ten years, PLATO
was being used in over one hundred sites around the
world, some with dedicated lines for full-time use.
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In 1973, Doug Brown developed Talkomatic. (Implementation
stage) This was essentially the first “instant messaging”
program ever designed, with multiple windows displaying
typed notes in real time for several users simultaneously. In
1974, Kim Mast developed Personal Notes, a new feature for
PLATO that enabled private mail for users.
In 1975, Control Data Corporation set up its own PLATO system
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the first commercial use of multifunction conferencing system. Within ten years, PLATO was
being used in over one hundred sites around the world, some
with dedicated lines for full-time use.
In the late 1980’s, however, microcomputers were
becoming more reasonably priced and the heyday of
mainframe-based systems was over. Eventually the
original Control Data systems were shut down because
PLATO was no longer cost-effective. Control Data now
has a few systems operating under the name CYBISIn the
late 1970’s, Ray Ozzie and Tim Halverson worked at
CERL. Years later, they took some of the features of
PLATO and greatly expanded on their capabilities when
designing one of today’s most powerful web conferencing
tools -- Lotus Notes, released in 1989.
In 1974,
Kim Mast
developed
Personal
Notes, a
new feature
for PLATO
In 1975, Control Data
Corporation set up its own
PLATO system in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, the
first commercial use of multifunction conferencing
system.
In 1973,
Doug
Brown
In the late 1980’s, however,
microcomputers were
becoming more reasonably
priced and the heyday of
mainframe-based systems
was over.
developed
Talkomatic
In 1972, PLATO
(WebConferenci
ngZone, 2011).
Web
conferencing
was marketed
to any audience
(Government
and private
businesses that
would benefit
from instant
access
communication
s. This
eventually
included a
board spectrum
In the late 1980’s, however,
microcomputers were
becoming more reasonably
priced and the heyday of
mainframe-based systems
was over. Eventually the
original Control Data
systems were shut down
because PLATO was no
longer cost-effective.
Years later, they took some of
the features of PLATO and
greatly expanded on their
capabilities when designing
one of today’s most powerful
web conferencing tools -Lotus Notes, released in 1989.
Web conferences met with many other
competitors that offer clear voice quality
and better dial up capabilities. However,
Web conferencing was able to overcome the
problems and produce “Wave Three” which
offered the public a high quality web
conferencing.
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Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations
(5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press
WebConferencingZone (2011). History of Web
Conferencinghttp://www.web-conferencingzone.com/history-of-web-conferencing.htm