2. Program Description
Five regional trainings to instruct the staff of adult
education programs in administering and reporting
distance education.
• Goal of 30 participants each training.
• 3 hours long
• Ongoing social networking for facilitators of DE for
debriefing, skill-sharing, and inspiration.
• Online version of training available within a year
• Eventual Part II after first year of implementation
(informed by evaluation process)
3. Online Learning: The Big Picture
• A trickle of demand and publisher products
• Centralized support, localized resistance
• OAEL's Distance Education
Recommendations of 2004
• eLearn Virginia for all eligible learners
• The US Dept. of Education's
reporting guidelines
• Virginia's plan for distance education
4. Goal Statement
To assist Virginia's adult education programs
administer and collect reportable data on
distance learning services.
5. Objectives - an example
Program Objectives Learning Objectives
Virginia practitioners in the The participants will:
field of adult ed will: • become familiar with the
• gain an understanding of wide array of reportable
the distance learning and non-reportable
reporting guidelines. distance learning
• begin developing their activities and their
own methods of verification models.
administering distance • identify activities for
education. integration into their
lesson plans.
6. Transfer of Learning
Ultimate Incentives:
• Local program data will document implementation
• Data will result in feedback via report cards from the DOE
• Report cards dictate rate of funding
Immediate Techniques:
• Next Step Cards will be mailed.
• Promote a culture of learning among educators with
ongoing mutual support via social media.
7. Budget and Marketing
• Expenses are minimal beyond salaried trainers, already
on payroll.
• Attendance is ensured by incentives, accountability
measures.
