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 CutshawSpencerian College

Sullivan University SystemLouisville, Kentucky

WILLIAM CRONON

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

To “Distance” or Not!

Let’s look at the history of Distance Learning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZk-WdYHkoc

WHAT’S WITH THE TERMINOLOGY?

Distance Education Distance Learning Web-Assisted Hybrid Online Learning

To “Distance” or Not!

OBJECTIVES

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

HOW DO WE “FOSTER” ONLINE LEARNING?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvJfWZCO8PU&feature=related

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

Communication Models

Carnegie Model Computer-Mediated Model Computer-Supported Collaborative

Learning (CSCL) Laurillard’s Conversational Model

COMMUNICATION MODELS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss2hULhXf04&feature=related

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.

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.

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.

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.

COMMUNICATION MODELS

Laurillard’s Conversational Model

There are four main aspects of the teaching-learning process:

1. Discussion between the teacher and the learner.2. Adaptation of the learners actions and of the

teacher’s constructed environment.3. Interaction between the learner and the

environment defined by the teacher.4. Reflection of the learner’s performance by both

teacher and learner.

PEDAGOLOCICAL ELEMENTS

Meaningful Learning Occurs When Learners are:

Active Constructive Collaborative

PEDALOGICAL ELEMENTS

Learning Styles:

- Visual- Auditory- Kinesthetic

PEDAGOLOGICAL ELEMENTS

Learning Environments are Best When:

Intentional Complex Contextual

PEDAGOLOGICAL ELEMENTS

Learning as a Social Act:

- Blended Learning

- Communities of Practice

PEDAGOLOGICAL ELEMENTS

We are Social Beings Who Benefit from Learning that is:

- Conversational

- Reflective

INSTRUCTOR CONCERNS

Evaluation:

1. Provide opportunities for - students to reflect on their own

learning and contribution.2. Feedback on the learning experience.3. Evaluation of your performance.

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!

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

STUDENT CONCERNS

Turning in an Assignment!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL8mT-Do2oo&feature=related

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

SUMMING IT UP

Darth Vader Discusses Online Learning . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj4M2bgzdhQ

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

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!!!!!ccutshaw@spencerian.edu

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.