EEducation: Whats in it for you

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E-Education Whats in it for you?

• Maggie McVay Lynch, Ed.D.

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Why use Internet technology?

• Develop wider learning community
• Facilitate a greater depth of learning
• Provide active learning opportunities
• Transform instructors and learners

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Whats in it for me?

• Flexible time and location benefits
• Access courses and professors all over the U.S.
  or World
• Network with colleagues to find experts and solve
  problems
• Provide just-in-time training for employees
• Keep up-to-date on changing policies/politics

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What else is in it for me?

• Specialist certifications
• Further degree enhancement
• Choose one course or an entire program of courses
• Increase computer skills and research
  capabilities

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How to prepare for E-learning

• Upgrade computer to recommended configuration
• Enroll in orientation to online learning course
• Have phone list of helpdesk support numbers
• Practice activities with classmates in advance

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How does it work?

• Select a course or program that appeals to you
• Login from home, office, or on the road at any
  time
• Participate in all learning activities online

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Technology transformations of learning activities
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Stop the madness

• Set expectations
• Plan your interactive time
• Get support
• Actively communicate with faculty/staff

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Trends for the future

• Simulations using virtual worlds
• New dimensions for learning
• University and busi-ness partnerships enhanced
• Wider diversity of professor locations and
  backgrounds