Distance education tools can enhance instructional design by enabling student collaboration, creativity, and engagement through online communication and the ability to work from home. Commonly used tools include Google+ for document sharing and video conferencing between students, and blogs and wikis for group project work and knowledge sharing. However, instructors may be reluctant to learn new tools and class time is needed for students to learn to use new technologies that are constantly changing.

1. Distance Education Tools in
Instructional Design

2. What are the advantages of using tools
in distance education?
• Student Collaboration
• Expression of Creativity
• Student Engagement
• Communication with students and parents
• Greater ability to do work at home

3. Are there any disadvantage?
• Lack of desire for instructor to learn new tools
• Class time for student to implement new tools
• Technology constantly changing

4. Commonly Used Tools
• Google +
• Blogs and Wikis

5. Google +
• An easy way to share documents and
collaborate with other students through video
conferencing

6. Blogs and Wikis
• Share knowledge with your classmates and
work as groups on projects

7. Distance Education
Tools….a great way to
enhance your
instructional design