A brief history of distance education

University of Chicago 1890

VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol

Skype

Technology  Shifting Paradigms

Online Courses Fee-based courses Free courses Synchronous courses Asynchronous courses One CMS (content management system) Incorporate many spaces

Meaningful learning occurs when learners are: Active Constructive Collaborative

Meaningful

learning occurs

when learners are:

Active

Constructive

Collaborative

learning styles: Visual Auditory Kinesthetic

learning styles:

Visual

Auditory

Kinesthetic

Learning environments are best when: Intentional Complex Contextual

Learning environments

are best when:

Intentional

Complex

Contextual

We are social beings who benefit from learning that is: Conversational Reflective

We are social beings

who benefit from

learning that is:

Conversational

Reflective

Learning as social act Blended learning Communities of practice

Blended learning

Communities of practice

Nearly Now Heppell, Stephen (2008, March 18). The 'inbetween' time zone used constantly by children offers great learning opportunities. So why no public investment?. Guardian.co.uk, Retrieved August 10, 2009, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/mar/18/link.link27 Heppell, Stephen (2008, May 15). Learning to Change-Changing to Learn . Retrieved August 10, 2009, from Consortium for School Networking(COSN) Video Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=tahTKdEUAPk

Cronon, W. (2004). 10 Qualities of a Liberally Educated Person. The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Available at http://www.honors.ls.wisc.edu/SiteContent.aspx?prev=1&id=159 Accessed July 9, 2009. "A liberal education is about... the wisdom to connect.“ William Cronon

“ Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.” http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf

Blended Learning In other words… combining both asynchronous and synchronous elements

sound foundational pedagogy student-centered, active learning synchronous & asynchronous relevant, authentic content visual, auditory, kinesthetic learning styles collaborative, reflective, problem-solving Summing it up

sound foundational pedagogy

student-centered, active learning

synchronous & asynchronous

relevant, authentic content

visual, auditory, kinesthetic learning styles

collaborative, reflective, problem-solving

Quoting administrator of Melissa Techman gleened from Twitter August 12, 2009 “What keeps us alive in our profession is being open to learning”