2. Donna Montgomery ETEC 562

3. Defining Distance Education Distance education is institution- based, formal education where the learning group is separated geographically, and where interactive telecommunications systems are used to connect learners, resources and instructors.

4. Purpose of Technology in Distance Education The purpose of technology is to promote communication. Effective communication requires an active audience.

5. Six Types of Technologies Correspondence Study & Prerecorded Media First….

6. Next… Two-Way Audio: Better known as the phone

7. Then… One-Way Live Video…. Or Commercial Television.

8. Another type- Two-Way Audio, One-Way Video That is…microwave transmission systems, instructional television fixed service (ITFS), or community cable networks.

9. Let’s take a look at Two-Way Audio/Video OR Today’s Videoconferencing Classroom

10. Ennis Jr. High School Video Conferencing Lab Built in 2000

11. Back of the class, presenter’s monitors

12. Equipment needed in a distance classroom

13. Presenter’s Station: computer, monitor, ELMO, control panel

14. Now a newer Distance Classroom Ennis High School’s Video Lab…not yet complete

16. Touch Panel control system And a new document camera

17. And last… Desktop Two-Way Audio/Video

18. “The effective utilization of distance education classrooms requires a new set of skills for most educators and learners. Teaching with technology to learners who are not physically located in the same site where instruction is taking place requires a different set of skills and competencies than traditional education. Technologies are tools that most be mastered to be effective.” Dr. Michael Simonson