Donna Montgomery ETEC 562

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ennis Jr. High School Video Conferencing Lab Built in 2000

Back of the class, presenter’s monitors

Equipment needed in a distance classroom

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

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

Touch Panel control system And a new document camera

And last… Desktop Two-Way Audio/Video

“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