Joseph Clark, Associate Director of Instructional Development at Florida State University's Office of Distance Learning, presented on the past, present, and future of distance learning at FSU. The presentation discussed the evolution of distance learning at FSU from 1970 to present day, noting traditions like departmental ownership of courses and the impact of bandwidth constraints. It also outlined current trends in online content delivery including the use of mobile apps, social media, and cloud tools, as well as trends on the horizon like virtual and augmented reality. The presentation aimed to inform faculty on best practices for developing quality online courses and the resources available to support distance learning at FSU.

1. DL @ FSU:
Past, present, future?
Joseph Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Instructional Development
Office of Distance Learning

2. Teach online???
What, and lose the intimacy of F2F?

3. Past as Prologue: 1970

4. Past as Prologue: 1980

5. Past as Prologue: 1990

6. Past as Prologue: 2000

7. Legacies & Traditions
 Bandwidth and the technological divide
 Print, text, and multimedia
 Mentors as Teaching Assistants
 Departmental ownership of courses
 DL fees and auxiliary accounts

8. Trends in Media
 Creation is simpler, ubiquitous
 Short videos, closely linked to content
 Be informal, personal, 1:1
 Scripts and close captioning
 Do students watch them?

9. Trends in Content/Delivery 1
 Quality measures
 More mobile-friendly; apps, flexible design
 Integration with social media
 Privacy and academic integrity
 Integration with cloud tools

10. The Quality Matters Rubric
 Course overview and introduction
 Learning objectives
 Assessment & measurement
 Instructional materials
 Learner interaction & engagement
 Course technology
 Learner support
 Accessibility

11. Cloud Tools & Social Media
 Facebook auto-group creation concerns
 Student privacy
 Archiving student work
 EULAs

12. Trends in Content/Delivery 2
 Textbook costs and OERs
 Personalization
 Gamification, badging
 Flipped and hybrid classrooms
 LMS Evolutions

13. Trends in Policy
 Intellectual property
 Big data analytics
 Synchronous/asynchronous delivery
 For-profits and State Authorization
 Distance learning costs/fees (UF Online)

14. On the Horizon
 Virtual/Augmented Reality
 3D Printing, video
 MOOCs
 Competency-based / Adaptive Learning

15. Prognosticators
 Educause
 Gartner Group
 Siemens Report
 New Media Consortium
 Online Learning Consortium (Sloan)
 US Distance Learning Association
 Profhacker

16. Learn More
 ODL online certification
 Workshops
 Distance.fsu.edu/instructors
 Support tab in Bb
 help@campus.fsu.edu
 644-8004