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Engineering Outreach at the University of Idaho
Presents
Distance Education
at a
Glance |
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Contact us at outreach@uidaho.edu.
You can contact Barry Willis directly at bwillis@uidaho.edu
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In order to help teachers,
administrators, facilitators, and students understand distance education,
Barry Willis, the Associate Dean for Outreach and the Engineering Outreach
staff present the following series of guides highlighting information
detailed in Dr. Willis' books, Distance Education - Strategies and
Tools and Distance Education - A Practical Guide. Further use
of the guides as well as links to them may be approved by Engineering
Outreach Administration. |
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Distance Education at a Glance
Index |
 Guide #1 Distance Education: An
Overview |
Effectiveness of distance education;
delivery options; best technology; key players in distance
education. |
| Guide #2 Strategies for
Teaching at a Distance |
What is different about
teaching at a distance; reasons for teaching at a distance; ways to
improve planning & organization; ways to meet student needs;
guidelines on teaching skills; methods for improving interaction &
feedback. |
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Guide #3 Instructional
Development for DE |
Need for
instructional development & the key phases of the process including
design,development, evaluation, and revision. |
| Guide #4 Evaluation for
Distance Educators |
The need to evaluate;
types of evaluation; methods; what to evaluate; evaluation tips.
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| Guide #5 Instructional
Television |
Reasons for choosing
instructional television (ITV); advantages & limitations of ITV;
intructional design guidelines for ITV; tips for conducting ITV lessons.
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| Guide #6 Instructional
Audio |
Reasons for choosing
instructional audio; advantages & limitations of audioconferencing;
intructional design guidelines for audioconferencing; tips for conducting
lessons; ways to reduce interpersonal distance; suggestions for nurturing
interaction, increasing feedback, and enhancing learning and message
transfer. |
| Guide #7 Computers in Distance
Education |
Discusses use of
computers in distance education; advantages of computers for distance
education; limitations of computers for distance education; the internet
and distance education; instructional possibilities of the Internet; and
teaching considerations for incorporating internet use into a distance
delivered course. |
| Guide #8 Print in Distance
Education |
Discusses reasons for
using print materials; advantages of print; limitations of print; formats
of print materials; and tips for designing instruction for print.
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| Guide #9 Strategies for
Learning at a Distance |
Profiles the distant
student, discusses distant student's development as learners; and
describes ways to improve distant learning. |
| Guide #10 Distance Education:
Research |
Describes common
research questions, distance vs. traditional education, why distance
students are successful, why distance instruction is successful, the
importance of interaction, and cost vs. benefits. |
| Guide #11 Interactive
Videoconferencing in Distance Education |
Describes interactive
videoconferencing; summarizes technology; provides advantages and
disadvantages of the technology; profiles types of videoconferencing
systems; discusses designing instruction for interactive video; describes
instructional strategies; and provides information on training instructors
and students in the use of the equipment. |
| Guide #12 Distance Education
and the WWW |
Describes the
WWW; why the WWW should be used for distance learning; provides
suggestions for developing a home for distant students. |
| Guide #13 Copyright and
Distance Education |
Discusses copyright
issues related to distance education. |
| Guide #14 Glossary of Distance
Education Terminology |
Glossary of some terms
used in distance education. |
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