THAT IS THE QUESTION!!!!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuyrP_H
hWEg&feature=related
Carolyn Rose Cutshaw
Spencerian College
Sullivan University System
Louisville, Kentucky
“A liberal education is about . . . The wisdom to
connect.”
Let’s look at the history of Distance Learning!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZkWdYHkoc
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Distance Education
Distance Learning
Web-Assisted
Hybrid
Online Learning
OBJECTIVES
 Communication
Tools
 Communication Models
 Pedagogical Elements
 Instructor Concerns
 Student Concerns
 So the question is, “To Distance or Not!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvJfWZCO
8PU&feature=related
ASYNCHRONOUS
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Telephone – individual
E-Mail – individual or group
Print – group
Web Page – group
Discussion Board – group
PANOPTO
SKYPE
SYNCHRONOUS
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Chat Rooms – all participants log on at once
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Carnegie Model
Computer-Mediated Model
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
(CSCL)
Laurillard’s Conversational Model
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss2hULh
Xf04&feature=related
Carnegie Model
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Higher Education must move beyond “critical
thinking” to the idea of “practical reasoning”
as a focal point for curriculum and teaching.
It is important for students to learn to think, to
reason, to interrogate text, AND understand it.
Carnegie Model (con’t.)
 Engage faculty in collaborative dialogue,
writing and reflection, inquiring into what
teaching for practical reason means for their
university/college.
 Foster connections between individuals and
fields; provide faculty with a place to ask hard
questions.
 Serve as pedagogical exemplars for one
another.
Computer-Mediated Model (CMI)
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Human social life online is a future in which
friendships, social groups, organizations, and
work teams operate in “cyberspace,”
transcending physical restraints.
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
(CSCL)
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The concept of collaborative or group learning
whereby instructional methods are designed to
encourage or require students to work together
on learning tasks.
Laurillard’s Conversational Model
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There are four main aspects of the teachinglearning process:
Discussion between the teacher and the learner.
Adaptation of the learners actions and of the
teacher’s constructed environment.
Interaction between the learner and the
environment defined by the teacher.
Reflection of the learner’s performance by both
teacher and learner.
Meaningful Learning Occurs When
Learners are:
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Active
Constructive
Collaborative
Learning Styles:
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Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Learning Environments are Best When:
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Intentional
Complex
Contextual
Learning as a Social Act:
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Blended Learning
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Communities of Practice
We are Social Beings Who Benefit from
Learning that is:
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Conversational
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Reflective
Evaluation:
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Provide opportunities for
- students to reflect on their own learning
and contribution.
Feedback on the learning experience.
Evaluation of your performance.
Rules for Discussion Groups:
- Be courteous; participate responsibly
- Participate actively
- Write clearly
- Build ideas on what others say
- Be credible: back up your statements
- Stick to the Subject!
Overcoming Isolation:
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Distance education students often feel very
isolated
Overcoming this isolation is a big challenge – “Get
to know me!”
Good access to a tutor is essential i.e., some face-toface time with the Instructor.
And, it is most helpful if students can
communicate with each other, building their own
learning community
Turning in an Assignment!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL8mTDo2oo&feature=related
http://sullivan.angellearning.com/default.asp
https://spencerian.gdp11.com/Students/Combined
Login.aspx
http://coursecast.sullivan.edu/Panopto/Pages/Vie
wer/Default.aspx?id=74b7e3e0-6971-472a-b02a506b600e0a54
Darth Vader Discusses Online Learning . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj4M2bgzd
hQ
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Sound Foundational Pedagogy
Student-Centered, Active Learning
Synchronous & Asynchronous
Relevant, Authentic Content
Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning
Styles
Collaborative, Reflective, Problem-Solving
“Students who took all or part of their class
online performed better, on average, than those
taking the same course through traditional faceto-face instruction.”
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/
evidencee-based-practices/finalreport.pdf
In other words . . .
BLENDED LEARNING
Combining both asynchronous and
synchronous elements!
Where is Distance Learning Going?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hJwM_nkD8
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It has been MY pleasure!!!!!
ccutshaw@spencerian.edu
Going out music . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2wcqRWb
dHs
“MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!”
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Magna Publications, Inc. Jan. 2012. www.magnapubs.com
Simonson, M. (2011). Teaching and Learning at a Distance:
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