Instructional Design for Distance Education Chapter 6 Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Principles of Instructional Design Systems Systematic process System components learners content method and materials environment (including technology) Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Planning for Instruction at a Distance Retool materials to be more visual Identify key concepts Encourage interactivity Plan for technical problems Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Instructional Issues Separation of students and instructor Keeping in touch with students Time constraints Communication channels Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Areas to Identify in the Planning Process Learners Essential content Instructional strategies Media Learning environments Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Planning to Teach on the Web Be certain to plan ahead Clarify communication procedure Where to email instructor How often will be responding Clarify assignments and due dates Suggest a study schedule for students Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Formative Evaluation Consider How the planned instruction is supposed to work How to improve the instruction Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Other Issues to Consider Types of student materials Distribution of student materials Ongoing communications Assistance from associates at distance sites Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.