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Distance Education: Why DE is Inevitable! by Michael Simonson
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http://www.nova.edu/~simsmich/
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http://experts.msn.com/
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" When I was a kid, I had to walk three miles each way to school. The snow drifts were seven feet high, and I had no shoes." "Gee, Granddad, that's nothing. Today I had to go to Paris for my French class, MIT for computer science and the New York Stock Exchange for economics" Welcome to the world of distance learning. - Paul Butera, Ameritech Magazine
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Principle #1 In the future there will be teachers, schools, classrooms and students learning in groups.
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Principle #2 The American educational system is committed to distance education. South Dakota is similarly committed. The American educational system is committed to distance education. South Dakota is similarly committed.
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Are principles #1 & #2 compatible?
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Redefinition of Distance Education Institution based formal education where the learning group is separated, and where interactive telecommunications systems are used to connect learners, resources and instructors.
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ST SP ST SP DT SP DT SP ST DP ST DP DT DP DT DP Coldeway's Quadrants
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One-Time Only Events One-Time Only Events Multiple Session Events Multiple Session Events Distance Education
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South Dakota Teachers Average Age~44 Years in Education~17 Gender~67% Female Innovativeness~108 DE will improve Educ.~4.7 I know about DE~2.7 ITV/DDN will provide +~4.5 Average Age~44 Years in Education~17 Gender~67% Female Innovativeness~108 DE will improve Educ.~4.7 I know about DE~2.7 ITV/DDN will provide +~4.5
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What Works – Distance Education Carefully planned instruction Structured note taking - interactive study guides Visualizations of concepts Less than 4 remote sites Almost anything that works in a regular classroom - if it is planned Carefully planned instruction Structured note taking - interactive study guides Visualizations of concepts Less than 4 remote sites Almost anything that works in a regular classroom - if it is planned
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Distance Learning Classroom Teaching Site View from Front
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Distance Learning Classroom Teaching Site View from Rear
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