1. THAT IS THE QUESTION!!!!!

2.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuyrP_H hWEg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuyrP_H hWEg&feature=related

3. Carolyn Rose Cutshaw Spencerian College Sullivan University System Louisville, Kentucky

4. “A liberal education is about... The wisdom to connect.”

5. Let’s look at the history of Distance Learning! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZk- WdYHkoc

6.  Distance Education  Distance Learning  Web-Assisted  Hybrid  Online Learning

7. OBJECTIVES  Communication Tools  Communication Models  Pedagogical Elements  Instructor Concerns  Student Concerns  So the question is, “To Distance or Not!”

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvJfWZCO 8PU&feature=related

9. ASYNCHRONOUS  Telephone – individual  E-Mail – individual or group  Print – group  Web Page – group  Discussion Board – group  PANOPTO  SKYPE SYNCHRONOUS  Chat Rooms – all participants log on at once

10.  Carnegie Model  Computer-Mediated Model  Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)  Laurillard’s Conversational Model

11.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss2hULh Xf04&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss2hULh Xf04&feature=related

12. Carnegie Model  Higher Education must move beyond “critical thinking” to the idea of “practical reasoning” as a focal point for curriculum and teaching.  It is important for students to learn to think, to reason, to interrogate text, AND understand it.

13. Carnegie Model (con’t.)  Engage faculty in collaborative dialogue, writing and reflection, inquiring into what teaching for practical reason means for their university/college.  Foster connections between individuals and fields; provide faculty with a place to ask hard questions.  Serve as pedagogical exemplars for one another.

14. Computer-Mediated Model (CMI)  Human social life online is a future in which friendships, social groups, organizations, and work teams operate in “cyberspace,” transcending physical restraints.

15. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)  The concept of collaborative or group learning whereby instructional methods are designed to encourage or require students to work together on learning tasks.

16. Laurillard’s Conversational Model  There are four main aspects of the teaching- learning process: 1. Discussion between the teacher and the learner. 2. Adaptation of the learners actions and of the teacher’s constructed environment. 3. Interaction between the learner and the environment defined by the teacher. 4. Reflection of the learner’s performance by both teacher and learner.

17. Meaningful Learning Occurs When Learners are:  Active  Constructive  Collaborative

18. Learning Styles: - Visual - Auditory - Kinesthetic

19. Learning Environments are Best When:  Intentional  Complex  Contextual

20. Learning as a Social Act : - Blended Learning - Communities of Practice

21. We are Social Beings Who Benefit from Learning that is : - Conversational - Reflective

22. Evaluation: 1. Provide opportunities for - students to reflect on their own learning and contribution. 2. Feedback on the learning experience. 3. Evaluation of your performance.

23. Rules for Discussion Groups: - Be courteous; participate responsibly - Participate actively - Write clearly - Build ideas on what others say - Be credible: back up your statements - Stick to the Subject!

24. Overcoming Isolation:  Distance education students often feel very isolated  Overcoming this isolation is a big challenge – “Get to know me!”  Good access to a tutor is essential i.e., some face-to- face time with the Instructor.  And, it is most helpful if students can communicate with each other, building their own learning community

25. Turning in an Assignment! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL8mT- Do2oo&feature=related

26. http://sullivan.angellearning.com/default.asp https://spencerian.gdp11.com/Students/Combined Login.aspx http://coursecast.sullivan.edu/Panopto/Pages/Vie wer/Default.aspx?id=74b7e3e0-6971-472a-b02a- 506b600e0a54

27. Darth Vader Discusses Online Learning... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj4M2bgzd hQ

28.  Sound Foundational Pedagogy  Student-Centered, Active Learning  Synchronous & Asynchronous  Relevant, Authentic Content  Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning Styles  Collaborative, Reflective, Problem-Solving

29. “Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face- to-face instruction.” http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/ evidencee-based-practices/finalreport.pdf

30. In other words... BLENDED LEARNING Combining both asynchronous and synchronous elements!

31. Where is Distance Learning Going ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hJwM_n- kD8

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33. It has been MY pleasure!!!!! ccutshaw@spencerian.edu Going out music... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2wcqRWb dHs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2wcqRWb dHs “MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!”

34. Johnson, K.E. (2009). Online Education for Dummies. For Dummies, Inc. Moore, M.G. (2012). “American Journal of Distance Education.” Routledge. Moore, M.G. (2011). Distance Education: A Systems View of Online Learning. Wadsworth Publishing. “Online Cl@ssroom Ideas for Effective Online Instruction.” Magna Publications, Inc. Jan. 2012. www.magnapubs.comwww.magnapubs.com Simonson, M. (2011). Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (5 th Edition). Allyn and Bacon.