Presented By: Jessica Fantini Important Issues of Distance Education at Anytown Community College (ACC)

Purpose The purpose of this presentation is to provide information for Anytown Community College to address the addition of a distance education program. Included in the presentation: The issues that need to be analyzed before any additions can be Suggestions on how to address these issues

The purpose of this presentation is to provide information for Anytown Community College to address the addition of a distance education program.

Included in the presentation:

The issues that need to be analyzed before any additions can be

Suggestions on how to address these issues

Overview of Presentation Issues to be addressed in distance learning Faculty Motivation & Support Orientation Student interest Program offering Support Communication Technology Existing and emerging technology Analysis of characteristics Suggestions on how to address these issues A vision for distance education at ACC Wrap Up Question & Answer Session

Issues to be addressed in distance learning

Faculty

Motivation & Support

Orientation

Student interest

Program offering

Support

Communication

Technology

Existing and emerging technology

Analysis of characteristics

Suggestions on how to address these issues

A vision for distance education at ACC

Wrap Up

Question & Answer Session

Issues of Additions of Distance Learning Faculty Student Interest Existing & Emerging Technology Motivation Program Offering Analysis of Characteristics Support Support Orientation Communication Technology

Motivation

Faculty Importance – Content/Learner centered > teacher centered Traditional vs. Distance Learning Chair of the faculty senate involvement is needed Motivation & Support Advisor Orientation Who’s responsible? (Simnson et al., 2006).

Importance – Content/Learner centered > teacher centered

Traditional vs. Distance Learning

Chair of the faculty senate involvement is needed

Motivation & Support

Advisor

Orientation

Who’s responsible?

Faculty Orientation Importance of an orientation Unfamiliar with distance education Motivation Added responsibilities Time Commitment Confront fears/doubts Offer support Goals Continuous support and motivation Conferences & Workshops throughout the year

Importance of an orientation

Unfamiliar with distance education

Motivation

Added responsibilities

Time Commitment

Confront fears/doubts

Offer support

Goals

Continuous support and motivation

Conferences & Workshops throughout the year

Student Interest Saltsman and Shelton stated that the number of students engaged in distance education will only increase over time (2005). Higher demand = Good opportunity Concerns: Program availability What are the big interest programs? Support from Faculty Support from the Institution Communication Technology

Saltsman and Shelton stated that the number of students engaged in distance education will only increase over time (2005).

Higher demand = Good opportunity

Concerns:

Program availability

What are the big interest programs?

Support from Faculty

Support from the Institution

Communication

Technology

Existing & Emerging Technology An Aid to Anytown Community College Only if user friendly Existing Technology WebCT Blackboard PeopleSoft Moodle Emerging Technology Facebook Myspace Linkedin

An Aid to Anytown Community College

Only if user friendly

Existing Technology

WebCT

Blackboard

PeopleSoft

Moodle

Emerging Technology

Facebook

Myspace

Linkedin

Suggestions Faculty Orientation Annual Conferences Workshops Students Communication Faculty Administration Technology Existing & Emerging Social Networking

Faculty

Orientation

Annual Conferences

Workshops

Students

Communication

Faculty

Administration

Technology

Existing & Emerging

Social Networking

A Vision for ACC Embrace the current changes to better the institutional changes. Anytown Community College is capable of transitioning to distance education if the right steps are followed. Distance education is growing and it is the right time for ACC to start making the necessary changes. Economical hardship may be cause of enrollment

Embrace the current changes to better the institutional changes.

Anytown Community College is capable of transitioning to distance education if the right steps are followed.

Distance education is growing and it is the right time for ACC to start making the necessary changes.

Economical hardship may be cause of enrollment

Wrap Up Faculty need to be oriented into the changes that distance education offers as well as the benefits and changes that will need to be put into place. Students will explore distance education if there is something that can help them in their educational journey; something that is able to benefit them but also isn’t entirely too difficult to understand. Support needs to be there on all levels; for all parties involved and from all parties involved. Technology will get the distance education program started but it alone will not keep it afloat. Administration will need to do a great deal of exploring to find ample programs that are user friendly.

Faculty

need to be oriented into the changes that distance education offers as well as the benefits and changes that will need to be put into place.

Students

will explore distance education if there is something that can help them in their educational journey; something that is able to benefit them but also isn’t entirely too difficult to understand. Support needs to be there on all levels; for all parties involved and from all parties involved.

Technology

will get the distance education program started but it alone will not keep it afloat. Administration will need to do a great deal of exploring to find ample programs that are user friendly.

References Saltsman, G., & Shelton, K. (2005). An administrator’s guide to online education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2006). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education. (3rd Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Saltsman, G., & Shelton, K. (2005). An administrator’s guide to online education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2006). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education. (3rd Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Questions & Answers Please raise your hand if you have any questions.