Storyboard for Distance Education

Bianca Lochner8841

Walden University

Distance EducationDistance education represents an important

alternative to address current challenges and to make education accessible to all.

Distance education represents the transmission of knowledge through various media and information channels to provide more flexible educational models

NeedsTo provide access to educational experiences that are more flexible in time and space than traditional, campus-based education.

To integrate the affordances of the Internet and Web 2.0 tools.

To expand learning environments beyond physical boundaries.

To provide access to a wide range of training and learning resources.

Research Distance education provides students with a rewarding

experience that is just as challenging and effective as a traditional face to face (F2F) learning environment.

Simonson developed the equivalency theory as a framework to distinguish between distance and face-to-face education and emphasized that DE should not be identical with education practiced in a F2F environment Laureate, 2008). DE should have the same learning outcomes as traditional education and should provide equivalent learning experiences to meet these outcomes (Laureate, 2008).

Using technologies, theoretical approaches and appropriate instructional strategies, combining synchronous and asynchronous instruction are all methods that enhance distance education outcomes (Anderson, 2008).

ResearchDistance education instructional designers

should have knowledge of how students learn and of learning theories in order to design effective distance learning environments (Ally, 2008).

Up to 50% of all high school courses will be delivered online by 2019 (Hoover Institute, 2010)

Up to 80% of all instruction will be computer-based by 2024 (Christensen, 2008).

Development Corporate Training

Post-secondary Institutions

K-12 Educational Environments

Commercialization

Distance education offers: Accessibility Flexibility]

Plan for Diffusion

BenefitsHow it can help?

Students

Faculty

Admininstration

Cost/benefit analysis

The S Curve

S curveIdentify and discuss:

InnovatorsEarly adoptersMajority Early and lateLaggards

Innovators and Early Adopters

Innovators and Early Adopters

Strategies used to persuade Early Adopters

Laggards

Strategies used to help move the Laggards toward adoption

What attributes would be best for helping DE reach critical mass in K-12 educational environments?

Decentralized Approach

Key Change Agents in FHUSD

Conclusion

References Ally, M. (2008). Foundations of educational theory for online learning. In T. Anderson (Ed.), The theory

and practice of online learning (2nd ed., pp. 15–44). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.

Anderson, T. (2008). Towards a theory of online learning. In T. Anderson (Ed.), The theory and practice of online learning (2nd ed., pp. 45–74). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.

Christensen, C. M. (2008). Disruptively deploying computers. In Disrupting class: How disruptive innovations will change the way the world learns (pp. 89–119). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2008a). Distance Education: The Next Generation [Video]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2008b). Equivalency Theory [Video]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Simmons, D. E. (2002). The forum report: E-learning adoption rates and barriers. In A. Rossett (Ed.), The ASTD e-learning handbook (pp. 19-23). New York:, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Simonson, M. (2000). Making Decisions: The Use of Electronic Technology in Online Classrooms. New Directions for Teaching & Learning, (84), 29. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.