distance education

Distance Education

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Mark JohnstoneEDUI 6704

Distance Education

Encourages contacts between students and faculty

Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students

Uses active learning techniques

Gives prompt feedback

Emphasizes time on task

Communicates high expectations

Respects diverse talents and ways of learning

Those that know, do. Those that understand teach.- Aristotle

Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson From the March 1987 AAHE Bulletin

1. Encourages contacts between students and faculty. 2. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. 3. Uses active learning techniques. 4. Gives prompt feedback. 5. Emphasizes time on task. 6. Communicates high expectations. 7. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.

US Department of Education report.

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, Center for Technology in Learning

Washington, D.C. 2009

The meta-analysis found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.

Thomas L. Russell

The No Significant Difference Phenomenon: A Comparative Research Annotated Bibliography on Technology for Distance Education (2001, IDECC, fifth edition)

Comprehensive research bibliography of 355 research reports, summaries and papers that document no significant difference (NSD) in student outcomes based on the mode of education delivery (face to face or at a distance). Archived reports 1928 to 2009 at http://nosignificantdifference.wcet.info/index.asp