Instruction that exists when instructors and learners are separated by time and/or location.
Synchronous vs. asynchronous.
Distributed Learning vs. Distance Education
Distributed Learning uses a wide range of computing and communication technology to provide learning opportunities beyond times and place constraints of traditional classrooms.
Can take place on or off campus.
Distance education and on-line learning are subsets of distributed learning.
Distance Education Delivery Systems
Correspondence courses.
Broadcast systems.
Teleconferencing systems and communication networks.
Computers and digital technologies.
Local area networks and wide area networks.
Internet
Text-based (Gopher) vs. graphical environments (browsers, search engines, portals).
Advantages and Disadvantages of WBI
Choosing a WBI project
Can problem be solved appropriately with WBI?
Identify the purpose of your WBI.
Choose a content area in which you have expertise and that is of interest to you.
Select a topic for which participants will be available.
Select a topic for which you have the technology available to develop and implement.
Web-Based Learning Environment and Community
Continuum of Web-based learning communities
Types of Online Instruction
For your project
What is your learning environment and community like?
What kinds of administrative and technology infrastructure do you have?
Where would your WBI be on the learning community continuum?
What type of on-line instruction would you use?
Current and Emerging Technologies for WBI
Current and Emerging Technologies for WBI
Learning Management Systems
Technology that supports planning, designing, developing, implementing, and administering online learning experiences.
Schedules, registers, and tracks learner progress and performance.
