Chapter ReviewChapter ReviewAuthors: Judy Lever-DuffyAuthors: Judy Lever-Duffy

Jean B. McDonaldJean B. McDonaldAL P. MizellAL P. Mizell

Presented BY: Beverly FenimorePresented BY: Beverly Fenimore

Using Technology toUsing Technology toRedefine the classroomRedefine the classroom

Overview (History)Overview (History) Alternative Delivery SystemAlternative Delivery System Support TechnologiesSupport Technologies Alternative Delivery to Enhance Alternative Delivery to Enhance

Traditional ClassroomsTraditional Classrooms Issues in implementing Distance Issues in implementing Distance

and Alternative Delivery Systemsand Alternative Delivery Systems Reinventing the Classroom: The Reinventing the Classroom: The

future of Distance Education.future of Distance Education.

History: Distance EducationHistory: Distance Education

The earliest distance delivery system The earliest distance delivery system 1800’s correspondence courses.1800’s correspondence courses.

Books and assignments delivered to Books and assignments delivered to students via postal system. students via postal system.

1890s Distance Degree Programs1890s Distance Degree Programs 1920s Distance Delivery enhanced by 1920s Distance Delivery enhanced by

Radios constructed at educational Radios constructed at educational institutions.institutions.

1950s televison,1970s PBS/ITV, and cable 1950s televison,1970s PBS/ITV, and cable technologies, 1980-today-Digitial technologies, 1980-today-Digitial technologiestechnologies

Alternative Delivery Alternative Delivery System System

Distance learning methods and media Distance learning methods and media enhance traditional instruction.enhance traditional instruction.

Adaptations evolve into innovative Adaptations evolve into innovative classroom methodologies and alternatives.classroom methodologies and alternatives.

Technology-supported delivery to Technology-supported delivery to classrooms across district implemented classrooms across district implemented by technologies and are typical of by technologies and are typical of distance education.distance education.

Examples: Instruction transmitted has a Examples: Instruction transmitted has a facilitator present who assists with facilitator present who assists with logistics and student support. logistics and student support.

Support Technologies Support Technologies Technologies can be used to support Technologies can be used to support

instruction.instruction. Telephone-low tech while others, such Telephone-low tech while others, such

as Internet-based compressed as Internet-based compressed videoconferencing, are emerging high-videoconferencing, are emerging high-tech options.tech options.

The key to selecting technologies is t The key to selecting technologies is t look for those technologies that provide look for those technologies that provide same-time communication formats and same-time communication formats and explore them for their adaptability to explore them for their adaptability to distance education.distance education.

Enhance Traditional Enhance Traditional ClassroomsClassrooms

Distance education provides interaction Distance education provides interaction and enhances independent learning.and enhances independent learning.

Example, Biology- dissect frogs.Example, Biology- dissect frogs. Online interactive Frog Dissection. An Online interactive Frog Dissection. An

Online Tutorial, developed by Mable Online Tutorial, developed by Mable Kinzie and associates, uses distance Kinzie and associates, uses distance learning methods in a regular classroom learning methods in a regular classroom or can be used for a virtual dissection.or can be used for a virtual dissection.

Issues in implementing Distance and Issues in implementing Distance and Alternative Delivery SystemsAlternative Delivery Systems

Two key aspects to readiness:Two key aspects to readiness:

First- teachers and students prepare First- teachers and students prepare for new roles.for new roles.

Second type of readiness relates to Second type of readiness relates to being prepared to use the being prepared to use the technologies selected to support technologies selected to support these new environments.these new environments.

Distance education participants may Distance education participants may need additional training.need additional training.

Reinventing the Classroom: The future Reinventing the Classroom: The future of Distance Education.of Distance Education.

Technology is changing our society, and Technology is changing our society, and society putting new demands upon our society putting new demands upon our schools.schools.

one aspect of change is our perception of one aspect of change is our perception of a classroom.a classroom.

classroom wallsclassroom walls Traditional and nontraditional classrooms Traditional and nontraditional classrooms

will evolve and may be completely will evolve and may be completely reinvented to better address our changing reinvented to better address our changing world.world.

Chapter Web sitesChapter Web sites Planning for Distance EducationPlanning for Distance Educationhttp://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/k12de.htmlhttp://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/k12de.html Teaching and Learning at a DistanceTeaching and Learning at a Distance Constructivism linksConstructivism linkswww.2potsdam.edu/winogrdm/construct.htwww.2potsdam.edu/winogrdm/construct.htmlml

Compressed Video (videoconferences)Compressed Video (videoconferences)Http://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/k12de.htmlHttp://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/k12de.html THE END THE END

Delivery Technologies Delivery Technologies SummarySummary

Distance Education StrategiesDistance Education Strategies