Planting the Seeds of the Future

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Planting the Seeds of the Future By
Reconstructing the 10 Guiding Principles of
Instructional Technology and Distance Education
Please turn on your sound!
Mary McNeal EDD 7005 July 2007
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Meet Grandma Tildy. She loves to plant seeds and
watch them grow, but sometimes she forgets where
her gardening tools are located and her garden
needs refurbished. Grandma Tildy will allow her
love of nature to guide her to various garden
spots in the United States of America to locate
her tools and to glean information for building a
stronger garden. Upon her arrival at a garden, an
expert in the field will be located near her
gardening tools. The expert will guide her in
establishing a solid foundation of principles to
nourish her knowledge of instructional technology
and distance education and therefore, plant the
seeds for the future. Lets get Grandma Tildy
rolling on her collection journey.
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Grandma Tildy finds Dr. Smaldino in the Marberry
Arboretum in Illinois.
http//www.science.siu.edu/plant-biology/Marberry/
images/CornusKousa2.jpeg
Wheelbarrow for gathering materials.
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• Distance learning/education is any
  instructional situation in which learners are
  separated in time or space from the point of
  origination, characterized by limited access to
  the teacher and other learners (Smaldino,
  Russell, Heinich, Molenda, 2005).

Dr. Sharon Smaldino
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Von Pittman at the Fuqua Conservatory in Atlanta
http//www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/site/our_ga
rdens/plant_collectionsoutdoor
Potting soil is the foundation.
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• A strong sense of history is important in
  Distance Education, because we need to know where
  we have been to shape the future.

Dr. Von Pittman
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Dr. Moore at Longwood Gardens in
PA. http//www.longwoodgardens.org/GardensWhatsinB
loom.htm Shovel enables learner to search for
appropriate meaning.
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• The foundation or principles of any study begins
  with research. It is important to know the
  leading theories in the field you are studying.
• Distance Education cannot happen without
  careful and deliberate planning, without a clear
  vision and clear policy, and without clear
  leadership (Moore Anderson, 2003).

Dr. Moore
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Grandma Tildy meets Dr. Susan Ko at Elizabeth
Park Rose Garden in Hartford, CT
http//www.elizabethpark.org/
Gloves are necessary when digging for plans.
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A virtual classroom is any online area in which
instructors and students meet, via their
computer connections, for course activities.
Dr. Susan Ko
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Dr. Michael Simonson was found in an Iowa
garden.
http//digitaldubuque.com/rose_fest_06/
The rake uncovers various plans.
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The components of a successful learning system
are the learners, the content, the method and
materials, and the environment, including the
technology (Simonson,)
Dr. Michael Simonson
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Grandma Tildy locatedDr. Russell in IN.
http//www.bbonline.com/in/garden/
The hoe smooths the soil to improve upon plant
growth.
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Selecting objectives for teaching and learning
are essential for quality lesson planning.
Dr. Russell
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Grandma Tildy meets Dr. Sharon Smaldino at
Chicago Botanic Gardens http//www.chicagobotanic.
org/explore/waterfall.php
Fertilizer aids in the growth of plants (ideas).
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Instructional technology is the use of hardware,
software, and/or processes to facilitate
learning. Instructional technology and media
provide you with the tools to engage students in
learning.
Dr. Sharon Smaldino
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Dr. Richard Clark lives in Southern California.
The lawnmower keeps the field leveled.
http//www.letsgoseeit.com/index/county/la/la_cana
da/loc01/descanso.htm
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It is not the media, but the instructional method
that is what causes learning to take place.
Dr. Richard Clark
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Grandma Tildy meets Dr. Schlosser in Iowa at the
Secret Garden.
The seed when planted, grows tall and strong.
http//www.the-secret-garden.net/
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• In terms of student achievement, no medium of
  distance education, from the simplest
  (print-based correspondence) to the most
  technologically advance (live, two-way
  video-conferencing) is superior to another nor
  is any inferior to traditional,
  face-to-face-instruction.

Dr. Charles Schlosser
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Thank you for going with Grandma Tildy as she has
traveled across the United States of America. She
has gathered enough tools to construct meaning
for her garden and returns home enriched by the
experience. The end.....
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Handout for 10 Guiding Principles of
Instructional Technology and Distance Education
10 Guiding Principles of Instructional Technology
and Distance Education 1.Distance
learning/education is any instructional situation
in which learners are separated in time or space
from the point of origination, characterized by
limited access to the teacher and other learners
(Smaldino, Russell, Heinich, Molenda, 2005). 2.
A strong sense of history is important in
Distance Education, because we need to know where
we have been to shape the future (Moore
Anderson, 2003). 3. The foundation or principles
of any study begins with research. It is
important to know the leading theories in the
field you are studying (Moore Anderson,
2003). 4. Distance Education cannot happen
without careful and deliberate planning, without
a clear vision and clear policy and without clear
leadership (Moore Anderson, 2003). 5. A
virtual classroom is any online area in which
instructors and students meet, via their
computer connections, for course activities (Ko
Rossen, 2004). 6. The components of a
successful learning system are the learners, the
content, the method and materials, and the
environment, including the technology (Simonson,
Smaldino, Albright, Zvacek, 2006). 7. Selecting
objectives for teaching and learning are
essential for quality lesson planning (Smaldino
et al., 2005). 8. Instructional technology is
the use of hardware, software, and/or processes
to facilitate learning. Instructional technology
and media provide you with the tools to engage
students in learning (Smaldino et al., 2005). 9.
It is not the media, but the instructional method
that is what causes learning to take place
(Clark, Schlosser, Simonson, 2001). 10. In
terms of student achievement, no medium of
distance education, from the simplest
(print-based correspondence) to the most
technologically advance (live, two-way
video-conferencing) is superior to another nor
is any inferior to traditional,
face-to-face-instruction (Schlosser, 1996).
References Clark, R.E. (Ed.), Schlosser, C.,
Simonson, M. (Series Eds.). (2001). Learning from
media Argumentes, analysis, and evidence.
Greenwich, CT Information Age Publishing. Ko,
S., Rossen, S. (2004). Teaching online A
practical guide (2nd ed.).Boston Houghton
Mifflin Company. Moore, M.G., Anderson, W.G.
(Eds.). (2003). Handbook of distance education
.Mahwah, NJ Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Schlosser, C. (1996). Distance education what
the literature says works. Frontiers in Education
Conference, 2, Retrieved July 12, 2007, from
http//ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arn
umber572933 Simonson, M., Smaldino, S.,
Albright, M., Zvacek, S. (2006). Teaching and
learning at a distance Foundations of distance
education (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ
Prentice Hall. Smaldino, S.E., Russell, J.D.,
Heinich, R., Molenda, M. (2005). Instructional
technology and media for learning (8th ed.).
Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall.
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