Transcript Grade Comparison

Distance Learning
Elaine Adams, Ed.D
Southwest Tennessee Community College
April 23, 2003
Distance Learning
Educational system consisting of the
methodologies and technologies that
support learning when the learner and
learning resources are separated by
time and space
Promote Integrity
Students
Instructors
Design
Environment
Student Characteristics
 Be prepared
 Be self-disciplined
 Be self-motivated
 Be open-minded
 Be willing to commit
time
. . . and
 View online as more
convenient not
easier
 Accept critical
thinking as part of
the learning process
 Feel that high
quality learning can
take place online
. . . And more
Communicate through writing
Possess computer skills
Testimonials
 “I feel that communication during this course has
been very good even though I can’t see you. ”
 “I think that is great when we have to think on
what we got out of the story.”
 “I think this class has taught me self-discipline. I
have had to set aside certain times for this class. ”
 “I also enjoyed the discussion postings and being
able to communicate with the other students.”
 It was a real joy to tailor my participation in the
online class around the times of day I am most
awake and if need be, not participate at all, if I
was tired.”
Facilitators of Online Learning
 Process not content
 Personality & style
of instructor
 Be open-minded,
concerned, flexible,
sincere
 Active in real-world
applications of
subject matter
. . . and
 Be willing to commit
time
 Communicate
through writing
 Accept critical
thinking as part of
the learning process
 Possess computer
skills
Design
 Know your audience
 Time constraints
 Adjust to the experience
 Active Engagement
synchronous
asynchronous
 Application
 Clear goals and intellectual challenge
 Appropriate assessment and feedback
E-Environment
Learning Demands
real-world contexts
non-linear materials
Information highway Computer-mediation
Student reaction
 I think this course has strength because of the
leadership that is has. The pattern was set by the
instructor and the students followed her lead.
From the very beginning we all felt comfortable
with each other. We were able to discuss current
events and have differing points of view. This is a
strength because online learning is very new and
in the new arena of learning an environment has
to be established of comfort and welcoming. .
.and it was. Strength in comfort.
Student Satisfaction RODP
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Very satisfied
Satistied
Somewhat satisfied
Pass Rate STCC
 Online 58.63%
 Traditional 57.9%
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90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Pass
Rate
Online
Traditio
nal
Grade Comparison STCC
 394 Online
Students
 392 Traditional
Students
35
30
25
20
Online
15
Traditio
nal
10
5
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A B C F N W
Future of Online Learning
Data compiled by Ken Looney, TSU
1400
1200
1000
800
01 U
01 F
02 S
600
400
200
0
STCC
U of M
MTSU
Pros & Cons
Strengths
 Anywhere
 Anytime, any place, any
pace
 Syngery
 Reflective writing &
dialogue
 Student-centered
 Level playing field
 Access to Resources
 Creative Teaching
Weaknesses
 Equity & accessibility to
technology
 Computer literacy
 Limitations of technology
 Student’s inability to
learn online
 Instructor’s inability to
teach online
 Lack of administrative
support
Education is Education
The education of a man is
never completed until he dies.
-Robert E. Lee
Resources
 Best Educational E-Practices
http://www.spjc.cc.fl.us/eagle/BEEP/BEEP4.htm
 http://www.aahe.org/technology/ehrmann.htm
 http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/F
acDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/7princip.htm
 http://www.winona.msus.edu/president/seven.ht
m
 http://www.cord.edu/faculty/wohlfeil/seven_princ
iples_links.htm#Contact
 http://www.atl.ualberta.ca/dleweb/Pages/Develop
ment/DEV_SevenPrinciples.htm
 http://horizon.unc.edu/TS/default.asp?show=arti
cle&id=839
Resources
Virtual Site for Teaching and Technology.
http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/module
1/strategies.html
 Best Practices for Teaching Online.
http://courseinfo.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/teacho
nline.html
 Instructional Strategies for Online Courses.
http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/IONresource
s/instructionaldesign/instructionalstrategies.h
tml
Additional Resources
 Online Guidelines
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/home.
rxml
 Online Resources of Indiana Higher Education
Telecommunication System
http://www.ihets.org/consortium/ipse/fdhandboo
k/inst_dd.htm
Design Resources
 Sites for Web and Course Design
http://www.atl.ualberta.ca/articles/idesign/activel.
cfm#webdesign
 Design Methodology for Web based courses
http://www.lmu.ac.uk/lss/staffsup/desmeth.htm
 Quilt University (good ideas about patterns)
Tips for Teaching Online
 Distance Education Course Design
http://tangle.seas.gwu.edu/~sbraxton
 InstructionalDesign
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/design.htm
 Instructional Design
http://www.ilo.uva.nl/Ontwikkeling/imictll/id1a.ht
Writing Resources
 Online Technical Writing: Instructions
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtm
l/instrux.html
 Writing Instructions and Procedures
http://core.ecu.edu/itec/reavesr/itec3290/Instr
uctions&Procedures/WritingInstructionsProc
edures.htm
 Tips on Writing Instructions
http://duke.tnstate.edu/jordan/goodinstructio
ns.htm
Assessing Interaction
 Interaction can be assessed along several
dimensions: use of technology, types of
activities involved and the extent to which
they occur: (Summarized from M. D.
Roblyer and Leticia Ekhaml "How Interactive
are Your Distance Courses? A Rubric for
Assessing Interaction in Distance
Learning" http://www.westga.edu/~distance/
roblyer32.html)
More about Interaction
 Online Interaction: Synchronous and Asynchronous
Interaction. http://www.newcastle.edu.au/services/iesd/lea
rndevelop/resources/online/synchro.htm
 Tips and Guidlelines:
http://www.emoderators.com/moderators/flcc.html
 Facilitating Online Learning.
http://www.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/olfac.html
 Group Dynamics for the Online Professor.
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw99/papers/king/paper.html