1. Distance Education: Using Technology to Redefine the Classroom
Chapter 10
Teaching and Learning
With Technology, 3e

2. “Many schools and institutions of higher education have adapted (the) idea of moving information rather than people and have applied it to the delivery of instruction. Such technology-enhanced delivery approaches are … referred to as distance education.”
“…you will find terminology such as distributed learning or virtual classrooms used interchangeably with distance education.”

3. Distance Education: Direct Impact on Educators
Distance-delivered courses to remain professionally current
Potential applications for you and your students
Statewide virtual classrooms
Districtwide virtual classrooms

4. A Brief History Correspondence courses
Via postal system
Little interaction
Radio/television/telephone delivery
Learning in isolation
Internet Delivery
Live and time-delayed interaction

5. Designing Instruction
TABLE 10.1
p. 370

6. TABLE 10.2
p. 371

7. Preparing Students DL is an independent learning format
Match students who have the potential to use this method
Increase learner success
Decrease frustration
Provide specific orientation

8. Planning Ahead Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
Feedback
Telephone
Evaluation
Creative and flexible performance tasks
Traditional tests with facilitators

9. Support Technologies: Synchronous
Telephone Technologies
Speakerphone
Conference Call
Phone Bridge (call one central number)
Videoconferencing
Hardware requirements
Bandwidth
Insufficient social contact
Internet Chats
Internet Classroom Sites (Blackboard)

10. Support Technologies Asynchronous
Telephone Technologies
Voice Mail
Fax
Electronic Mail
Electronic Discussions (Bulletin Boards)
Class Web Sites
Offer solutions to scheduling problems

11. Issues Teacher and Student Readiness Preparation and Management Time
New roles
New technologies
Preparation and Management Time
Technical Support
Instructional Support
Tutoring
Materials
Copyright
Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization Act