Distance Learning: Making Connections Across Virtual Space and Time

Abstract

1. Introduction. The Quest for Virtual Space and Time. Distance Learning Defined. Distance Learning Means Different Things to Different People. The Evolution of Distance Learning. The Current State of Distance Learning. Planning and the Systems Approach. Purpose. Summary. 2. Planning for Distance Learning. Distance Planning Will Not Work. Common Elements of Educational Planning. The Social Process Model. A Planning Model for Distance Learning. Applying the Planning Model. Evaluation-Critical for Effective Planning. Summary. 3. Distance Learning Hardware Technology and Media. The Medium versus the Message. Defining Hardware Technology and Media. The Current State of Distance Learning Technologies. Print Technologies. Audio Technologies. Video Technologies. Computer Technologies. Blending Technologies. Summary. 4. Instructional Design for Distance Learning. Pedagogy and Distance Learning Theory. The Instructional Development Model. Communications and Interactivity in Distance Learning. Applying Instructional Development to Distance Learning. Appropriateness of Distance Learning for all Subject Areas/Disciplines. Tests, Student Assignments, and Grades. Designing Instruction for Students. Summary. 5. The Student Perspective. Learners at a Distance-Who are They? Adult Learners and Learning Theory. Successful Distance Learners. Profiling a Student Population. Student Feedback and Evaluation. Student Support Services. Access to Technology and Equity Issues. Corporate Clients. Summary. 6. The Faculty Perspective. The Socratic Method is Alive and Well. Adapting to New Teaching Techniques and the Need for Faculty Development. The Staff Development Planning Model. Designing and Implementing Effective Staff Development Programs. Faculty Personnel Issues. Copyright Issues. Summary. 7. Administrative Support Services, Facilities, and Finances. Support Staff-The Silent Heroes. Developing Distance Learning Facilities: Start with an Administrative Organization. Administrative Support Services. Technical Services. Building a Technology Infrastructure. Designing Classrooms for Distance Learning. Financial Issues. Budgeting a Distance Learning Program. Revenue and Funding Sources. Summary. 8. Web-Based Distance Learning: The Virtual Model. Virtual Space and Time. The Main Components of Web-Based Learning. Learner Needs in Virtual Space and Time: A Scenario. A Brief Look at Some Issues. Designing Effective Web-Based Applications. Course Management Systems-To CMS or Not to CMS. Digital Media and Web-Based Distance Learning. Virtual Programs, Schools, and Colleges. Virtual Space and Time with Other Models. Summary. 9. A Glimpse at a Future in the Making. Shaping Our World: Learning and Living with Technology. Education's Response to Social and Technological Change. New Schools, Structures, and Enterprises. Spanning the Globe. Other Issues to Consider for Distance Learning in the Twenty-First Century. Making Connections Across Virtual Space and Time: A Final Comment. Summary. A Guide to Designing a Web-Based Distance Learning Course. Technologically Simple and Pedagogically Powerful. The Course Web Site. Teaching and Learning in Virtual Space and Time. Suggested Activity. A Sample Web-Based Course. Appendix: On-Line Sources of Information on Distance Learning. Glossary. Index.

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