3 LIKELY DISTANT LEARNING IDEAS ALAN SHURLING

There are numerous ways to incorporate distance learning into the classroom. We will focus on three.

1. WEB-BASED LESSONS AND PROJECTS Three general Categories of online lesson Interpersonal exchanges- Students communicating via technology with other students or with teachers or other experts (Roblyer, 2016) Information collection and analysis- Using information collections that provide data and information on request (Roblyer, 2016) Problem Solving- Student- oriented and cooperative problem- solving projects (Roblyer, 2016)

1. WEB-BASED LESSONS AND PROJECTS CONT. Ideas for web-based lessons Electronic pen pals- have students write to other students about various ideas Virtual field trips Electronic publishing- have students share the work online Group product development Problem-based learning- allows to students to increase the cognitive skills by working in groups to solve complex questions

2. THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM Students watch a video or listen to a lecture before they come to class. Students then perform activates in class

2. THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM CONT. Challenges You have to create a video for the students to watch Students must have access to resources to watch the video outside of class Have to motivate the students to watch the video Can be costly in time and resources to create

2. THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM CONT. Benefits Students get more hands on time with the material being learned Offers a more flexible learning environment for students’ Replaces homework since activities are done in class Students get more time with the teacher

3. ONLINE VIDEO AND AUDIO LEARNING Students and teachers can create video and audio files and share them online

3. ONLINE VIDEO AND AUDIO LEARNING CONT. Teacher Create video lessons and share them online Post presentations online with voiceovers Video Modeling- Use for Special need students Allows them to model what you do Use video scenarios to relate problems to students Video or audio discussion starters

3. ONLINE VIDEO AND AUDIO LEARNING CONT. Students Can create short movies based on what they read in their literature class Video portfolios Can conduct video interviews Students can create a product and create a commercial (Great for an economic class) Can create onsite news correspondence ( great for history class)

REFERENCES Roblyer, M, D. (2016). Integrating Education Technology into Teaching. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.