The Impact of Distance Teaching on College Faculty

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The Impact of Distance Teaching on College Faculty

• Trudy Abramson George Fornshell
• School of Computer and Information Sciences ,
  Nova Southeastern University,
• June 1998

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Computer-Based Graduate Programs at SCIS

• Fully on-line Master of Computing Technology in
  Education program - MCTE
• Partially on-line Doctor of Computing
  Technology in Education program - DCTE
• Other on-line programs computer science,
  information systems, information science.

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On-Line Learning EnvironmentsOLEs

• Synchronous Electronic ClassRoom - ECR
• Asynchronous Web-based forums
• Electronic library Internet search engines
• Faculty web sites
• E-mail - personal and group
• Electronic student/electronic teacher - ESET
• New tools Moderator, Auditorium

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Other Connections

• Telephone, voice mail
• U.S. Postal service
• International postal services
• Private, national and international carriers -
  UPS, DHL, Fed EX

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Overview Faculty and the Instructional Process

• Master course content
• Turn content into instructional process
• Deliver instruction
• Guide student mastery
• Provide feedback, answer questions
• Write, administer and grade exams

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Specifics- page 1 Master Content and Create
Instruction

• Master skills and concepts for course
• Select texts and other materials
• Write the syllabus
• Write the lectures
• Prepare demonstrations
• Develop interactive assignments
• Create assessments that reflect objectives and
  outcomes

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Specifics, page 2 Deliver Instruction and
Provide Feedback

• Present instruction via computer using the forum
  anytime, anyplace learning or the ECR real time
• Elicit active student participation using the
  forum
• Communicate via e-mail
• Accept assignments, send feedback, and grade in
  electronic student/ electronic teacher

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Fornshells On-Line Masters Exams

• Exam available for one week only.
• Twenty questions, choice of answers.
• All questions must be answered.
• Only first submit is counted.
• Computer collects responses and grades exam.
• Clock time is recorded.

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On-Campus OLE

• Classroom-based - set time, set place
• Faculty office
• Limited office hours
• Interaction limited by class time
• Mastery examinations

• Internet-based - anytime, any place
• Faculty home page
• Unlimited email
• Unlimited interaction via forum
• Projects that show mastery

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Common Features

• Syllabus , course notes - distribute in class or
  download from internet
• Textbooks - available from bookstore or internet
  vendor
• Library - building with computers or all
  electronic access

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Impact of OLE on Faculty Time

• Creating an OLE paradigm for learning - simple
  HTML conversion does not suffice.
• Learning to read between the lines - sensing
  virtual body language.
• Participating in forum discussions - students
  want professors there.
• Sending meaningful email feedback - individual
  instruction.

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