distance learning new faculty orientation feb. 25, 2004 cindy vinson
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Distance Learning
New Faculty Orientation
Feb. 25, 2004
Cindy Vinson
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Distance Learning• What is distance learning?• How many students take distance learning classes?• How does a course become a distance learning
course?• Who takes distance learning courses?• Why teach distance learning courses?• What tools are available for distance learning and
web-enhanced instruction?• How do I best work with distance learning?• Where is the future direction of the program?
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What is Distance Learning?
• Over 50% of the instruction is delivered with the instructor and student are not in the same physical space. (Usually asynchronous as well.)
• Television courses
• Online courses
• Tele-web
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Distance Learning Enrollment
• Fall 2001 – 578• Fall 2002 – 922• Fall 2003 – 1003• Fall 2004 – 1375• Fall 2005 – 1546• Even with overall college enrollment
declining distance learning enrollment grows!
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How many students take distance Learning Courses?
DL Fall 01 to Fall 05
0500
100015002000
Fall01
Fall02
Fall03
Fall04
Fall05
Semester
Num
ber
of S
tudents
Series1
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Distance Learning Fall 05
• 41 Online courses• 28 Telecourses• About 25 web-
enhanced courses
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How does a course become a distance learning course?
• Most go through Curriculum Review Committee Curriculum Review Committee
• New course requires new course outline and additional distance learning outline
• Current course requires Distance Learning Outline
• Start with a web-enhanced class first!
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Who takes a distance learning course?
• CSU – UC looking to fulfill general ed.
• Out of state (country) students
• Workers in the area wanting to avoid the commute
• Single parents
• Technically sophisticated
• Everyone else
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Why teach a distance learning course?
• Broaden access for students
• Expand professional opportunities and skills
• Flexibility in scheduling
• Course development
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What tools are available?
• Manila great for web-enhanced and as a “starter tool”
• Blackboard course management system
• Angel Learning (new LMS!!)
• AccuLearn
• Test Pilot
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How do I best work with distance learning?
• Read/respond to e-mail
• Call ext. 5541
• Distance Learning Mission College
• Distance Learning Coordinator Web Site
• Willing to respond to students via e-mail
• Willing to use web resources
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Web Resources
• Schedule of Classes
• Web services
• Faculty resources
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What is the future for distance learning at Mission?
• Focus on learning and not distance!!
• Support an LMS for all classes!
• Set of tools for communication, testing, learning, calendar, grade book, collaboration and integrated with Datatel our student information system
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Angel Learning