Introductory modules for all participants:

INTRODUCTION TO DISTANCE EDUCATION (all participants)

Introduction to Distance Education (January 19-26)
Distance Education within a variety of contexts

Planning for Distance Education (January 27-February 2)
Systematic planning for distance education delivery and evaluation

Selecting Technologies and Applications (February 3-9)
Choosing the best technologies to achieve learning objectives

TRACK ONE: System Planning and Management
After completing the first three modules, those of you who choose to follow the Systems Planning and Management track will look more closely at planning, implementing, and supporting a distance education program and understanding the operational management issues of these efforts. As this is difficult to do this without some organizational context in mind, participants are expected to identify an authentic and useful project to work on during these modules. This project may come from your current work situation, a volunteer organization with which you work, or it may be completely hypothetical. You will continue to develop the project that we asked you to identify and describe in terms of the organizational context, intended participants and content focus in Module Two.

Instruction for Distance Learning (February 10-16)

• transactional distance and interaction
• planning for instruction
• designing instruction and assessment
• technical and accessibility considerations

Designing Technology for Distance Learning (February 17-23)

• technology planning
• system design
• vendors and bids
• technology management and support

Managing and Supporting Instruction (February 24-March 2)

• intellectual property and copyright
• instructor support for teaching
• learner support
• staff support and training

Program Management for Distance Education (March 3-9)

• personnel management
• learner services management
• fiscal management and budgeting
• marketing and promotion

Evaluation for Distance Education (March 10-17)

• user-focused evaluation
• planning and conduction evaluations
• analyzing and using findings

 Planning for Distance Teaching and Learning (February 10-16)

• the ADDIE model
• gathering and analyzing information for instructional planning
• transactional distance and interaction

Designing for Distance Teaching and Learning (February 17-23)

• theories and principles of learning
• designing instruction and assessment
• technology and interaction

Developing Instruction for Distance Education (February 24-March 2)

• technology selection
• developing materials and assessments
• accessibility considerations and usability
• intellectual property and copyrights

Implementing and Facilitating Distance Education (March 3-9)

• implementation
• supporting active learning
• facilitator role and facilitation skills
• using rubrics

Assessment and Evaluation for Distance Education (March 10-17)

• assessment and transfer of learning
• user-focused evaluation

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