The Impact of Distance The Impact of Distance Teaching on College Teaching on College

FacultyFaculty

Trudy Abramson & George FornshellTrudy Abramson & George Fornshell

School of Computer and Information School of Computer and Information Sciences , Nova Southeastern Sciences , Nova Southeastern

University,University,

June 1998June 1998

Computer-Based Graduate Computer-Based Graduate Programs at SCISPrograms at SCIS

Fully on-line Master of Computing Fully on-line Master of Computing Technology in Education program - MCTE Technology in Education program - MCTE

Partially on-line Doctor of Computing Partially on-line Doctor of Computing

Technology in Education program - DCTE Technology in Education program - DCTE

Other on-line programs: computer Other on-line programs: computer

science, information systems, information science, information systems, information science.science.

On-Line Learning On-Line Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments

[OLEs][OLEs] Synchronous Electronic ClassRoom - ECRSynchronous Electronic ClassRoom - ECR Asynchronous Web-based forumsAsynchronous Web-based forums Electronic library & Internet search enginesElectronic library & Internet search engines Faculty web sitesFaculty web sites E-mail - personal and groupE-mail - personal and group Electronic student/electronic teacher - ESET Electronic student/electronic teacher - ESET New tools: Moderator, AuditoriumNew tools: Moderator, Auditorium

Other ConnectionsOther Connections

Telephone, voice mailTelephone, voice mail U.S. Postal serviceU.S. Postal service International postal servicesInternational postal services Private, national and international Private, national and international

carriers - UPS, DHL, Fed EXcarriers - UPS, DHL, Fed EX

Overview: Faculty and the Overview: Faculty and the Instructional Process Instructional Process

Master course contentMaster course content Turn content into instructional Turn content into instructional

processprocess Deliver instructionDeliver instruction Guide student masteryGuide student mastery Provide feedback, answer questionsProvide feedback, answer questions Write, administer and grade examsWrite, administer and grade exams

Specifics- page 1: Master Specifics- page 1: Master Content and Create Content and Create

Instruction Instruction

Master skills and concepts for courseMaster skills and concepts for course Select texts and other materialsSelect texts and other materials Write the syllabusWrite the syllabus Write the lecturesWrite the lectures Prepare demonstrationsPrepare demonstrations Develop interactive assignmentsDevelop interactive assignments Create assessments that reflect Create assessments that reflect

objectives and outcomesobjectives and outcomes

Specifics, page 2: Deliver Specifics, page 2: Deliver Instruction and Provide Instruction and Provide

Feedback Feedback

Present instruction via computer using Present instruction via computer using the forum: anytime, anyplace learning the forum: anytime, anyplace learning or the ECR: real timeor the ECR: real time

Elicit active student participation using Elicit active student participation using the forumthe forum

Communicate via e-mailCommunicate via e-mail Accept assignments, send feedback, Accept assignments, send feedback,

and grade in electronic student/ and grade in electronic student/ electronic teacherelectronic teacher

Fornshell’s On-Line Fornshell’s On-Line Masters’ ExamsMasters’ Exams

Exam available for one week only.Exam available for one week only. Twenty questions, choice of answers.Twenty questions, choice of answers. All questions must be answered.All questions must be answered. Only first “submit” is counted.Only first “submit” is counted. Computer collects responses and Computer collects responses and

grades exam.grades exam. Clock time is recorded.Clock time is recorded.

Classroom-based - Classroom-based - set time, set placeset time, set place

Faculty officeFaculty office Limited office Limited office

hours hours Interaction limited Interaction limited

by class timeby class time Mastery Mastery

examinationsexaminations

Internet-based - Internet-based - anytime, any placeanytime, any place

Faculty home pageFaculty home page Unlimited email Unlimited email Unlimited Unlimited

interaction via interaction via forumforum

Projects that show Projects that show masterymastery

On-Campus OLE

Common FeaturesCommon Features

Syllabus , course notes - distribute Syllabus , course notes - distribute in class or download from internetin class or download from internet

Textbooks - available from Textbooks - available from bookstore or internet vendorbookstore or internet vendor

Library - building with computers Library - building with computers or all electronic accessor all electronic access

Impact of OLE on Faculty Impact of OLE on Faculty TimeTime

Creating an OLE paradigm for learning - Creating an OLE paradigm for learning - simple HTML conversion does not simple HTML conversion does not suffice.suffice.

Learning to read between the lines - Learning to read between the lines - sensing virtual body language.sensing virtual body language.

Participating in forum discussions - Participating in forum discussions - students want professors “there”.students want professors “there”.

Sending meaningful email feedback - Sending meaningful email feedback - individual instruction.individual instruction.

Visit Us On-LineVisit Us On-Line

http://www.scis.nova.eduhttp://www.scis.nova.edu

http://www.devel1.scis.nova.edu/http://www.devel1.scis.nova.edu/~gforn1~gforn1

http://www.scis.nova.edu/~abramsonhttp://www.scis.nova.edu/~abramson

e-maile-mail

gforn@scis.nova.edugforn@scis.nova.edu

abramson@scis.nova.eduabramson@scis.nova.edu