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TO “DISTANCE” OR NOT!

TO “DISTANCE” OR NOT!. THAT IS THE QUESTION!!!!!. Let’s go back in time. http :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuyrP_HhWEg&feature=related. WELCOME!. Carolyn Rose Cutshaw Spencerian College Sullivan University System Louisville, Kentucky. WILLIAM CRONON.

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TO “DISTANCE” OR NOT!

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  1. TO “DISTANCE” OR NOT! THAT IS THE QUESTION!!!!!

  2. Let’s go back in time . . . • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuyrP_HhWEg&feature=related

  3. WELCOME! Carolyn Rose Cutshaw Spencerian College Sullivan University System Louisville, Kentucky

  4. WILLIAM CRONON “A liberal education is about . . . The wisdom to connect.”

  5. To “Distance” or Not! Let’s look at the history of Distance Learning! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZk-WdYHkoc

  6. WHAT’S WITH THE TERMINOLOGY? • Distance Education • Distance Learning • Web-Assisted • Hybrid • Online Learning

  7. To “Distance” or Not! OBJECTIVES • Communication Tools • Communication Models • Pedagogical Elements • Instructor Concerns • Student Concerns • So the question is, “To Distance or Not!”

  8. HOW DO WE “FOSTER” ONLINE LEARNING? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvJfWZCO8PU&feature=related

  9. Communication Tools ASYNCHRONOUS • Telephone – individual • E-Mail – individual or group • Print – group • Web Page – group • Discussion Board – group • PANOPTO • SKYPE SYNCHRONOUS • Chat Rooms – all participants log on at once

  10. Communication Models • Carnegie Model • Computer-Mediated Model • Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) • Laurillard’s Conversational Model

  11. COMMUNICATION MODELS • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss2hULhXf04&feature=related

  12. COMMUNICATION MODELS Carnegie Model • Higher Education must move beyond “critical thinking” to the idea of “practical reasoning” as a focal point for curriculum and teaching. • It is important for students to learn to think, to reason, to interrogate text, AND understand it.

  13. COMMUNICATION MODELS Carnegie Model (con’t.) • Engage faculty in collaborative dialogue, writing and reflection, inquiring into what teaching for practical reason means for their university/college. • Foster connections between individuals and fields; provide faculty with a place to ask hard questions. • Serve as pedagogical exemplars for one another.

  14. COMMUNICATION MODELS Computer-Mediated Model (CMI) • Human social life online is a future in which friendships, social groups, organizations, and work teams operate in “cyberspace,” transcending physical restraints.

  15. COMMUNICATION MODELS Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) • The concept of collaborative or group learning whereby instructional methods are designed to encourage or require students to work together on learning tasks.

  16. COMMUNICATION MODELS Laurillard’s Conversational Model • There are four main aspects of the teaching-learning process: • Discussion between the teacher and the learner. • Adaptation of the learners actions and of the teacher’s constructed environment. • Interaction between the learner and the environment defined by the teacher. • Reflection of the learner’s performance by both teacher and learner.

  17. PEDAGOLOCICAL ELEMENTS Meaningful Learning Occurs When Learners are: • Active • Constructive • Collaborative

  18. PEDALOGICAL ELEMENTS Learning Styles: • Visual • Auditory • Kinesthetic

  19. PEDAGOLOGICAL ELEMENTS Learning Environments are Best When: • Intentional • Complex • Contextual

  20. PEDAGOLOGICAL ELEMENTS Learning as a Social Act: • Blended Learning • Communities of Practice

  21. PEDAGOLOGICAL ELEMENTS We are Social Beings Who Benefit from Learning that is: • Conversational • Reflective

  22. INSTRUCTOR CONCERNS Evaluation: • Provide opportunities for - students to reflect on their own learning and contribution. • Feedback on the learning experience. • Evaluation of your performance.

  23. INSTRUCTOR CONCERNS Rules for Discussion Groups: - Be courteous; participate responsibly - Participate actively - Write clearly - Build ideas on what others say - Be credible: back up your statements - Stick to the Subject!

  24. STUDENT CONCERNS Overcoming Isolation: • Distance education students often feel very isolated • Overcoming this isolation is a big challenge – “Get to know me!” • Good access to a tutor is essential i.e., some face-to-face time with the Instructor. • And, it is most helpful if students can communicate with each other, building their own learning community

  25. STUDENT CONCERNS Turning in an Assignment! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL8mT-Do2oo&feature=related

  26. ANGEL, GDP, & PANOPTO http://sullivan.angellearning.com/default.asp https://spencerian.gdp11.com/Students/CombinedLogin.aspx http://coursecast.sullivan.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer/Default.aspx?id=74b7e3e0-6971-472a-b02a-506b600e0a54

  27. SUMMING IT UP Darth Vader Discusses Online Learning . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj4M2bgzdhQ

  28. SUMMING IT UP • Sound Foundational Pedagogy • Student-Centered, Active Learning • Synchronous & Asynchronous • Relevant, Authentic Content • Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning Styles • Collaborative, Reflective, Problem-Solving

  29. SUMMING IT UP “Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.” http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/ evidencee-based-practices/finalreport.pdf

  30. SUMMING IT UP In other words . . . BLENDED LEARNING Combining both asynchronous and synchronous elements!

  31. THE FUTURE Where is Distance Learning Going? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hJwM_n-kD8

  32. QUESTIONS? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  33. THANK YOU!!!!! It has been MY pleasure!!!!! ccutshaw@spencerian.edu Going out music . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2wcqRWbdHs “MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!”

  34. RESOURCES Johnson, K.E. (2009). Online Education for Dummies. For Dummies, Inc. Moore, M.G. (2012). “American Journal of Distance Education.” Routledge. Moore, M.G. (2011). Distance Education: A Systems View of Online Learning. Wadsworth Publishing. “Online Cl@ssroom Ideas for Effective Online Instruction.” Magna Publications, Inc. Jan. 2012. www.magnapubs.com Simonson, M. (2011). Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (5th Edition). Allyn and Bacon.

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