Issues in Distance Education - New Directions for Higher Education, Number 173
von: Maureen Snow Andrade
Jossey-Bass, 2016
ISBN: 9781119236610
Sprache: Englisch
115 Seiten, Download: 16602 KB
Format: PDF, auch als Online-Lesen
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| Issues in Distance Education | 3 | ||
| CONTENTS | 5 | ||
| EDITOR’S NOTES | 7 | ||
| Scope and Purpose | 7 | ||
| Chapter Outline | 7 | ||
| Conclusion | 9 | ||
| References | 10 | ||
| 1 Issues in Distance Education: A Primer for Higher Education Decision Makers | 11 | ||
| Threats and Opportunities | 12 | ||
| International Programs | 14 | ||
| Partnerships | 15 | ||
| Advancing Distance Education | 15 | ||
| Preparing the Next Generation of Distance Educators | 16 | ||
| Distance Education as Disruptive Innovation | 16 | ||
| Distance Education as Transformation | 18 | ||
| Distance Education Challenges and Attributes | 19 | ||
| Conclusion | 20 | ||
| References | 21 | ||
| 2 Theories of Distance Education: Why They Matter | 23 | ||
| Ramifications for the Organization of Colleges and Universities | 26 | ||
| Impact on Instructors | 28 | ||
| Impact on Learners | 29 | ||
| Community of Inquiry Model | 30 | ||
| Conclusion | 31 | ||
| References | 32 | ||
| 3 Effective Organizational Structures and Processes: Addressing Issues of Change | 33 | ||
| Macro- or Institutional-Level Structures | 33 | ||
| Centralized and Decentralized | 33 | ||
| Analysis and Reflection | 35 | ||
| Micro- or Project-Level Structures | 35 | ||
| Team-Based | 36 | ||
| Department Teams | 37 | ||
| Project Oversight | 38 | ||
| Analysis and Reflection | 38 | ||
| Internal and External Environments | 38 | ||
| Participatory Cultures | 39 | ||
| Leadership Principles | 40 | ||
| Change Initiation and Management | 40 | ||
| Strategies | 41 | ||
| Analysis and Reflection | 42 | ||
| Conclusion | 43 | ||
| References | 43 | ||
| 4 The Course Development Plan: Macro-Level Decisions and Micro-Level Processes | 45 | ||
| Creating an Institutional Course Development Plan | 46 | ||
| Institutional Planning | 46 | ||
| Communication Strategies | 46 | ||
| Support Structures | 46 | ||
| Policy Decisions | 47 | ||
| Academic Policy Decisions | 47 | ||
| Business Policy Decisions | 49 | ||
| Technology Decisions | 50 | ||
| Designing and Implementing a Course Development Process | 51 | ||
| Cohesive and Holistic Course Creation | 52 | ||
| Project Management | 53 | ||
| Course Quality Standards | 53 | ||
| Universal Design | 54 | ||
| Continuous Course Improvement | 54 | ||
| Conclusion | 54 | ||
| References | 55 | ||
| 5 Writing Materials: Insights Into Course Design and Writing Processes | 57 | ||
| Process | 57 | ||
| Planning | 58 | ||
| Building | 58 | ||
| Piloting | 59 | ||
| Revising | 59 | ||
| Launching | 60 | ||
| Time | 60 | ||
| Teamwork | 60 | ||
| Technology | 62 | ||
| Learner Support Systems | 62 | ||
| Timely Feedback | 63 | ||
| Quality Interaction | 64 | ||
| Conclusion | 65 | ||
| References | 66 | ||
| 6 Learner and Faculty Support | 67 | ||
| Learner Support | 68 | ||
| Optimizing Institutional Support | 68 | ||
| Infusing Learner Motivation | 70 | ||
| Faculty Support | 71 | ||
| Training | 72 | ||
| Course Development | 73 | ||
| Compensation/Recognition | 74 | ||
| Conclusion | 75 | ||
| References | 75 | ||
| 7 Global Expansion and English Language Learning | 77 | ||
| The Case for Global Distance Learning Expansion | 78 | ||
| Guiding Questions | 79 | ||
| A Primer on English Language Learning | 80 | ||
| Language Acquisition | 80 | ||
| Proficiency Testing | 81 | ||
| Linguistic Challenges | 82 | ||
| Implications for Design and Delivery | 83 | ||
| English Language Support | 83 | ||
| Self-Regulated Learning | 83 | ||
| Case Studies | 84 | ||
| Conclusion | 85 | ||
| References | 85 | ||
| 8 Innovation and Global eLearning: A Case Study at Brigham Young University–Idaho | 89 | ||
| University-Wide Imperatives for Access, Cost, and Quality | 90 | ||
| Disruptive Innovation | 90 | ||
| Standardized Course Development | 91 | ||
| Integrated Curriculum | 92 | ||
| Remote Online Instructors | 92 | ||
| Start Small and Local, and Spread From a Center of Strength | 93 | ||
| A Pathway to Higher Education | 94 | ||
| International Outreach and English as a Second Language | 94 | ||
| Patterns of Growth | 96 | ||
| An Integrated Future | 97 | ||
| References | 98 | ||
| 9 On the Cutting Edge: Movements and Institutional Examples of Technological Disruption | 99 | ||
| Technological Disruption in Higher Education: A Brief History | 100 | ||
| Technological Disruptions: Impact on Students | 100 | ||
| Competency-Based Online Programs | 101 | ||
| Open Source Materials | 101 | ||
| The Flipped Classroom | 102 | ||
| Technological Disruptions: Impact on Faculty | 102 | ||
| Online Professional Development | 103 | ||
| Learning Object Repositories | 104 | ||
| Technological Disruptions: Impact on Administrators | 104 | ||
| Deliberative Responses to Innovation That Benefit Administrators | 105 | ||
| The Potential of Online Course and Program Offerings | 106 | ||
| Future Directions | 107 | ||
| References | 108 | ||
| INDEX | 111 | ||
| EULA | 115 |