EDTC 510 Foundations Of
Distance Education And Training
| Reflections: This was my very first class! I had not
created a paper in APA format in many years. This was an excellent course to
start with, it reintroduced me back to being a student. Online experience
was not new to me. |
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Here is a course description provided by the University
of Phoenix |
Course Description
This course focuses on the
principles of distance education as a medium for course, degree or
training-based instruction. The history, technologies, philosophies and best
practices associated with distance learning will be presented and analyzed.
Current and future critical issues that impact the teaching/learning
environment in distance delivery modalities also will be examined
Topics and Objectives
History, Foundations,
and Technologies of Distance Education
- Analyze the evolution
of distance education from the 1850's through the present.
- Define the key
terminology of distance education.
- Compare and contrast
the different applications of distance education and training.
- Identify and analyze
the impact of various synchronous and asynchronous systems used to deliver
distance education.
Distance Education
Frameworks
- Explain approaches to
distance education theory.
- Interpret the research
that supports the evolution of distance education theory.
Teaching and Learning
at a Distance
- Support the need for
instructional design when planning a distance education course.
- Identify the
characteristics of the successful distant learner within a given medium.
- Identify teaching
strategies and media that promote effective student learning in a distance
environment.
- Analyze traditional
and alternative assessment techniques that are viable in evaluating distance
education learning outcomes.
- Critique a distance
learning course for sound implementation of distance education principles.
- Design an effective
distance education unit of learning.
Critical and Emerging
Issues in Distance Education
- Identify the common
perceptions and misperceptions of distance education.
- Question ethical
issues that arise in distance education.
- Explain the emerging
trends in distance education delivery.
