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Distance Education:Why DE is Inevitable!
byMichael Simonson
http://www.nova.edu/~simsmich/
http://experts.msn.com/
"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
Principle #1Principle #1
In the future there will be teachers, schools, classrooms and students learning in groups.
In the future there will be teachers, schools, classrooms and students learning in groups.
Principle #2Principle #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.
Are principles #1 & #2 compatible?
Are principles #1 & #2 compatible?
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Redefinition of Distance Education
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.
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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Coldeway's QuadrantsColdeway's Quadrants
One-TimeOnly EventsOne-Time
Only EventsMultiple Session
EventsMultiple Session
Events
Distance EducationDistance Education
South Dakota TeachersSouth 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
Innovativeness
135.0
130.0
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120.0
115.0
110.0
105.0
100.0
95.0
90.0
85.0
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Std. Dev = 12.88
Mean = 108.1
N = 48.00
What Works – Distance Education
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
Distance Learning Classroom Teaching Site
View from Front
Distance Learning Classroom Teaching Site
View from Front
Distance Learning ClassroomTeaching Site
View from Rear
Distance Learning ClassroomTeaching Site
View from Rear
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