1. Trends in my profession: distance education
Crystal Chew
September 27,2015
UCPS

2. Three trends in distance education
Student Enrollment
Technology
Economic

3. Why student enrollment is important?
Current traditional schools cannot support the growing population of college students.
Allows flexibility for people’s schedules and circumstances
Distance education learners are typically older

4. affects Student Enrollment has on current industry thinking and practices
More distance education programs are needed
Students need programs that are self- paced
Different type of learners have different motivation

5. Why Technology is Important?
Crucial component of distance education
Growth in internet usage
Becoming a requirement in job force

6. affects Technology will have on current industry thinking and practices
Devices need to be more versatile and cheaper
Different groups of people are able to communicate
-nationalities, age, socioeconomic level
Need more programs that help people become job ready

7. Why Economics is Important?
Start-up prices are high, but rewarding
Lifelong learning needed
Funding

8. affects Economics will have on current industry thinking and practices
Need more qualified staffing
Retraining programs needed
Need to find cost-effective ways to lower the program

9. Conclusion on Student Enrollment
Companies will respond to student enrollment by:
Designing more self-paced programs
Ensuring they have more distance education programs for the growing population
Ensuring that the programs are of quality

10. Conclusion on technology
Companies will respond to technology by:
Having minimal requirements for classes
Allowing diversity into programs
Encouraging students to take a distance education course
Ensuring students are ready for the job force

11. Conclusion on economics
Companies will respond to economics by:
Look for cheaper alternatives
Promoting retraining courses
Looking for additional funding
Finding qualified staffing

12. References
Bates, A.W & Sangra, A. (2011). Managing technology in higher education: Strategies for transforming teaching and learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Eastep, S., Huss, J., & Sela, O. (2015). A case study of online instructors and their quest for greater interactivity in their courses: Overcoming the distance in distance education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40(4). Retrieved from
McAndrew, P., O’Shea, T., & Scanlon, E. (2015). Designing for educational technology to enhance the experience of learners in distance education: How open educational resources, learning design and moocs are influencing learning. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, Retrieved from
Moore, M. & Kearsley, G. (2012). Distance education: A systems view of online learning. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Peters, O. (2001). Learning and teaching in distance education. New York, NY: Routledge.
Wu, D. (2014). Learning styles and satisfaction in distance education. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 15. Retrieved from