TE 601 Distance Education

Instructor: Bill Duff, Jr.Instructor: Bill Duff, Jr.

408K CRRB (CERC)408K CRRB (CERC)

Tel. 293-0405 x4147Tel. 293-0405 x4147

Email: Email: bill.duff@mail.wvu.edubill.duff@mail.wvu.edu

Web site: Web site: http://www.cerc.wvu.edu/duffy/TE601.htmhttp://www.cerc.wvu.edu/duffy/TE601.htm

Course Syllabus COURSE: TE 601 Distance Education DESCRIPTION:This course will address the nature of technical communication systems in distance education; their configuration and behavior, and the organizational factors associated with their development, acquisition, use, and maintenance. Topics relevant to elementary, secondary, and higher education will be covered. Implications for training in industry will also be covered.

 INSTRUCTOR: Bill Duff, Jr, 408K CRRB, WVU,

Morgantown, WV 26506 304 293-0405, ext 4147,

e-mail bill.duff@mail.wvu.edu Please call for an appointment.

(Directions to CERC)

OBJECTIVES:1. Expose students to scholars and practitioners from a variety of

fields associated with education and communication and information systems.

2. Make students aware of the technical features and operation of communication and information systems used for distance education in a variety of educational settings; elementary, secondary, and higher education, as well as, industrial settings.

3. Provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of new ideas, controversial issues, and future possibilities associated with the installation and management of communication and information systems in educational settings.

4. Describe the adoption and use of distance education systems including the roles of students, administrators, teachers, trainers, and facilitators.

5. Provide opportunity for students to observe live satellite distance education program & participate in CMC for distance education.

6. Develop skills in the planning and production of distance education programs.

 

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS:

1. Attend all scheduled class sessions and participate in discussions.

 2. Complete all reading assignments. 3. Design and implement a web site of at least 3 pages with links.  4.  Observe and critique: one 2-way video/2-way audio

videoconference distance learning program, or one 1-way video/2-way audio satellite delivered distance learning program.

5.  Critique two computer mediated communication (CMC) education or training programs (one from teacher’s perspective and one from students perspective).

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS:

6. Working with a partner, prepare, conduct and record a 15-minute online multimedia presentation. Select a topic of your choice. This will be a simulation of a distance education class being taught using the CMC method of delivery.

 7. Working alone, create an infrastructure development plan for

an institution to improve their ability to use distance education/training. This must be based on an actual institution or facility.

COURSE GRADING:

Student requirements % of grade1.&2. Attend classes and complete all readings 103. Design website online 204. Critique two teleclasses 105. Critique two computer (www/Internet) course 106. Multimedia presentation 257. Infrastructure development plan 25

COURSE TEXT:Minoli, D. (1996) Distance Learning:Technology & Applications.

Artech House Pub, Norwood, MA. Van Dusen, G. (2000) Digital Dilemma: Issues of access, cost,

and quality in media-enhanced and distance education. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco, CA.

Maughan, G.R. (Ed) (fall 2001- In Press) Technology Leadership: Communication and information systems in higher education. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco, CA.

WVU Social Justice Statement

West Virginia University is committed to social justice. I concur with that commitment and expect to foster a nurturing learning environment based upon open communication, mutual respect, and non-discrimination. Our University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, sexual orientation, color or national origin. Any suggestions as to how to further such a positive and open environment in this class will be appreciated and given serious consideration.

If you are a person with a disability and anticipate needing any type of accommodation in order to participate in this class, please advise me and make appropriate arrangements with Disability Services (293-6700).

 TE 601 DISTANCE EDUCATION

Fall 2006 - TOPIC OUTLINEClass meets in CRRB building 1st floor room 109 for the 1st class

8–24 Introduction to course topics, info & assignments (Classroom)

8-31 Planning, Design & Implementing Online Classes (online)

9-7 Distance education; concepts and systems. Overview of typical comm & info systems in education. Communication infrastructure analysis & development. (online) Van Dusen, 1-19

Minoli 1-1249-14 No Class Home Study 1 

9/21 CMC instruction over distances. Minoli, 235-248

Classroom use of computer-mediated Van Dusen, 41-61 instruction over distance. Minoli, 263-268

 TE 601 DISTANCE EDUCATION

Fall 2006 - TOPIC OUTLINE

9-28 CMC planning and management. 508 Compliancy Minoli, 269-298 (online)

10-5 Videoconference techniques. (online)

10-12 Home study 2: Critique 2 distance education classes from NASA – one from teachers’ perspective, one from students’ perspective.

10-19 Television program planning, origin, and presentation. Television signal distribution over distances; technical means. Van Dusen, 21-39Minoli, 125-144 Minoli, 197-234

10-26 Visit remote distance learning site   (remote)

11-2 Home Study 3: Work on Projects and Assignments – (lab help available)

 TE 601 DISTANCE EDUCATION

Fall 2006 - TOPIC OUTLINE

11-9 Technology leadership and distance education. (online) Home Studies due Maughan, Chap 8 Van Dusen, 63-94

11-16 Lab (remote)

11-23 No Class. Thanksgiving Break

11-30 Future systems development and services, content summary and wrap-up (online) Current Journals

12-7 Student presentations.   (Classroom)

TE 601 Distance Education … … will address the nature of will address the nature of

technical communication systems technical communication systems in distance education and training; in distance education and training; their configuration and behavior, their configuration and behavior, and the organizational factors and the organizational factors associated with their development, associated with their development, acquisition, use, and maintenance.acquisition, use, and maintenance.

TE 601 Distance Education

Supplemental Text:Supplemental Text:Van Dusen, Gerald,C. (2000) Van Dusen, Gerald,C. (2000) Digital dilemma: Issues of Digital dilemma: Issues of access, cost, and quality in access, cost, and quality in media-enhanced and distance media-enhanced and distance education. Jossey-Bass, San education. Jossey-Bass, San FranciscoFrancisco

Reading Schedule:Reading Schedule:9/14 pp. 1-199/14 pp. 1-199/28 pp. 21-399/28 pp. 21-3910/19 pp. 41-6110/19 pp. 41-6111/16 pp. 63-9411/16 pp. 63-94

References: Web

http://http://www.cvc.eduwww.cvc.edu// www.distance-educator.comwww.distance-educator.com http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/majorcareers/http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/majorcareers/

distance.aspdistance.asp http://learn.wisconsin.edu/http://learn.wisconsin.edu/ http://www.umassonline.net/http://www.umassonline.net/

Distance Education - Definitions

1. learning that takes place at a site remote from 1. learning that takes place at a site remote from the instructor (Feasley, 1982)the instructor (Feasley, 1982)

2. the delivery of credit and non-credit 2. the delivery of credit and non-credit instruction where the majority of content instruction where the majority of content expertise and management is at one location expertise and management is at one location and the majority of student learning is at and the majority of student learning is at another (Evans, 1986)another (Evans, 1986)

3. implying all forms of education in which the 3. implying all forms of education in which the teacher is involved and operating specifically teacher is involved and operating specifically in a role that is not in the classroom or in the in a role that is not in the classroom or in the same location as the pupil (Dunnett, 1990)same location as the pupil (Dunnett, 1990)

More . . .

4. the acquisition of knowledge and skills 4. the acquisition of knowledge and skills through mediated in-formation & instruction, through mediated in-formation & instruction, encompassing all technologies & other forms encompassing all technologies & other forms of learning at a distance (U.S. DL Assoc, 1996)of learning at a distance (U.S. DL Assoc, 1996)

5. the interactive delivery of educational 5. the interactive delivery of educational programming to remote sites (2-way and programming to remote sites (2-way and interactive and that the source of the interactive and that the source of the instruction or information may be at a distance instruction or information may be at a distance and has to be accessed over an appropriate and has to be accessed over an appropriate network ) (Minoli, 1996)network ) (Minoli, 1996)

Reasons for Distance Education

Corporate worldCorporate world - employee skills - employee skills determine competitiveness (training & determine competitiveness (training & performance support) performance support)

GovernmentGovernment – cost reduction and – cost reduction and employee skill needs employee skill needs

K-12 schoolsK-12 schools - the quantity and quality - the quantity and quality of teachers as well as broadening the of teachers as well as broadening the window on the worldwindow on the world

Higher educationHigher education - costs for traditional - costs for traditional teaching, need to serve non-traditional teaching, need to serve non-traditional students, and maintain enrollmentsstudents, and maintain enrollments

Institutional Approaches

For-Profit Educational Institutions:For-Profit Educational Institutions:Univ of Phoenix, Univ of Phoenix, DeVryDeVry, etc., etc.

Avant-garde Educational Institutions:Avant-garde Educational Institutions:West Gov Open Univ, West Gov Open Univ, Southern Southern RegReg

ElecElec Campus Campus, , Nat Technological Nat Technological UnivUniv, etc., etc. Not-For-Profit:Not-For-Profit:

The rest of usThe rest of us Business & Government:Business & Government:

Just about everyoneJust about everyone

Move to Virtual Education/Training

Virtual corporation / Virtual campusVirtual corporation / Virtual campus Institutions around the country use Institutions around the country use

television, telephone systems, computers television, telephone systems, computers (private networks, Internet, and commercial (private networks, Internet, and commercial on-line services).on-line services).

Some institutions hammer together off-the-Some institutions hammer together off-the-shelf products or buy turn-key systems, shelf products or buy turn-key systems, others create their own systems/softwareothers create their own systems/software

Most educational institutions create their own Most educational institutions create their own courseware, others create w/consultantscourseware, others create w/consultants

Most corporations outsource coursewareMost corporations outsource courseware

Distance Education

FormatsFormats 1-way video/2-way audio (satellite)1-way video/2-way audio (satellite) 2-way video/2-way audio 2-way video/2-way audio

(teleconferencing)(teleconferencing) Computer Mediated Comm (CMC) Computer Mediated Comm (CMC)

Personal Internet or Groupware Personal Internet or Groupware (CMC) (text,video,audio,graphics) (CMC) (text,video,audio,graphics) Internet or private networkInternet or private network

Distance Education

TimeTime Synchronous – all participants, same timeSynchronous – all participants, same time Asynchronous – participants engage Asynchronous – participants engage

when/wherewhen/where FunctionsFunctions

MessagingMessaging Seek and acquireSeek and acquire Teaching/learning interactionTeaching/learning interaction

Range of DE Services

RegistrationRegistration Bookstore/course Bookstore/course

matsmats Course contentCourse content Contact with Contact with

instructorinstructor Contact with other Contact with other

learners (ind/group)learners (ind/group) Non-tech Non-tech

troubleshootingtroubleshooting

Feedback/evaluationFeedback/evaluation Financial aidFinancial aid Resource/research Resource/research

materialsmaterials Transcripts/training Transcripts/training

tracking tracking MessagingMessaging Technical supportTechnical support

Change and Restructuring for Distance Education

A wide range of options exist for the A wide range of options exist for the restructuring of education and training to restructuring of education and training to take advantage of DEtake advantage of DE

Variables that effect change are: Variables that effect change are: economics, technology, cultural behaviors economics, technology, cultural behaviors & beliefs& beliefs

Changes in formalstructure- boundaries- responsibilities- comm channels

Changes in informalstructure- work relations- group norms- status

Politics of Distance Education

Millennial Restructuralism – radical Millennial Restructuralism – radical restructuring postsecondary institution restructuring postsecondary institution from the ground up to respond to social, from the ground up to respond to social, demographic, and economic changesdemographic, and economic changes

Incremental Reformism – evolutionary Incremental Reformism – evolutionary change while preserving some principles change while preserving some principles of the academy (i.e. faculty oversight, of the academy (i.e. faculty oversight, academic freedom, tenure, etc.) academic freedom, tenure, etc.)

Van Dusen, 2000

Distance Education ?’s

Distance education and virtual Distance education and virtual education options - are they education options - are they expanding?expanding?

Institutional infrastructure - is it Institutional infrastructure - is it maturing?maturing?

Are participant numbers increasing?Are participant numbers increasing? Do quality and appropriateness Do quality and appropriateness

remain issues?remain issues? What are new challenges to What are new challenges to

institutions as well as to our institutions as well as to our philosophy of education/training?philosophy of education/training?