To “distance” or not! That is the question!!!!! Let’s go back in time

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

SUMMING IT UP

In other words . . .

BLENDED LEARNING

Combining both asynchronous and

synchronous elements!

THE FUTURE

Where is Distance Learning Going?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hJwM_n-kD8

QUESTIONS?

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THANK YOU!!!!!

It has been MY pleasure!!!!!

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Going out music . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2wcqRWbdHs

“MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!”

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.