1. Distance Education: Why DE is Inevitable! by Michael Simonson

3. http://www.nova.edu/~simsmich/

5. http://experts.msn.com/

6. " When I was a kid, I had to walk three miles each way to school. The snow drifts were seven feet high, and I had no shoes." "Gee, Granddad, that's nothing. Today I had to go to Paris for my French class, MIT for computer science and the New York Stock Exchange for economics" Welcome to the world of distance learning. - Paul Butera, Ameritech Magazine

7. Principle #1 In the future there will be teachers, schools, classrooms and students learning in groups.

8. Principle #2 The American educational system is committed to distance education. South Dakota is similarly committed. The American educational system is committed to distance education. South Dakota is similarly committed.

9. Are principles #1 & #2 compatible?

13. Redefinition of Distance Education Institution based formal education where the learning group is separated, and where interactive telecommunications systems are used to connect learners, resources and instructors.

14. ST SP ST SP DT SP DT SP ST DP ST DP DT DP DT DP Coldeway's Quadrants

15. One-Time Only Events One-Time Only Events Multiple Session Events Multiple Session Events Distance Education

18. South Dakota Teachers Average Age~44 Years in Education~17 Gender~67% Female Innovativeness~108 DE will improve Educ.~4.7 I know about DE~2.7 ITV/DDN will provide +~4.5 Average Age~44 Years in Education~17 Gender~67% Female Innovativeness~108 DE will improve Educ.~4.7 I know about DE~2.7 ITV/DDN will provide +~4.5

21. What Works – Distance Education Carefully planned instruction Structured note taking - interactive study guides Visualizations of concepts Less than 4 remote sites Almost anything that works in a regular classroom - if it is planned Carefully planned instruction Structured note taking - interactive study guides Visualizations of concepts Less than 4 remote sites Almost anything that works in a regular classroom - if it is planned

22. Distance Learning Classroom Teaching Site View from Front

23. Distance Learning Classroom Teaching Site View from Rear