Each lesson should be completed in conjunction with your weekly textbook reading requirements. Discussion questions, self-assessment quizzes, slideshows, and assignments are required for each weekly lesson. Links to assignments, study materials, and supplemental online resources associated with each lesson are listed at the end of each lesson.
Lessons should be completed in order. I recommend that you read the hypertext and view the slideshow before completing the readings from the text. After you complete all reading requirements, take the self-assessment quiz and complete the assignments associated with that week's lesson.
Lesson One - Foundations of Distance Education
Reading Assignment:
Issues in Web-Based Pedagogy
Ch. 1 Expectations Exploded, Ch. 3 The Web, the Millennium, and the Digital Evolution of Distance Education Ch. 5 Communication Technologies in an Educational Environment: Lessons from a Historical Perspective
Teaching and Learning at a Distance
Ch. 1 Foundations of Distance Education, Ch. 2 Definitions, History, and Theories of Distance Education
HyperText Lesson One - Read entire text and review all links within the hypertext as well as the supplemental web resources - Text Version (PDF)
Readings Summary Slideshow (Flash)
Lesson Two - Research and Distance Education
Reading Assignment:
Issues in Web-Based Pedagogy
Ch. 2 Using the Internet for Teaching & Research, Ch. 13 The Scholarship of Web-based Teaching & Research
Ch. 24 - Teaching Research Skills Using the Internet
Teaching and Learning at a Distance
Ch. 3 Research & Distance Education, Ch. 12 Evaluating Teaching & Learning at a Distance
Hypertext Lesson Two - Text Version (PDF)
Lesson Three - Instructional Design and Learning Theories
Reading Assignment:
Issues in Web-Based Pedagogy
Ch. 8 Is There a Professor in This Class?, Ch. 11 The Roles and Interrelationships of Presence, Reflection, and Self-Directed Learning in Effective World Wide Web-Based Pedagogy, Ch. 16 Seven Principles for Good Practice in Teaching and Technology, Ch. 23 On-line is on Target for Motivated Learners
Teaching and Learning at a Distance
Ch. 6 Instructional Design for Distance Education, Ch. 7 The Distance Education Student, Ch. 8 Teaching at a Distance
Hypertext Lesson Three - Text Version (PDF)
Lesson Four - Distance Education Technologies
Reading Assignment:
Issues in Web-Based Pedagogy
Ch. 14 Creating an Environment for Successful Technology Integration, Ch. 21 Preparing Higher Education Learners for Success on the Web, Ch. 26 Facilitating On-line Discussion in an Asynchronous Format
Teaching and Learning at a Distance
Chap. 4 Distance Education Technologies, Ch. 9 Handouts, Study Guides, and Visuals, Ch. 10 Distance Education, the World Wide Web, and the InternetHypertext Lesson Four - Text Version (PDF)
Lesson Five - Challenges of Distance Education
Reading Assignment:
Issues in Web-Based Pedagogy
Ch. 15 The "Time" Factor in On-line Teaching: Implications for Faculty and Their Universities, Ch. 17 Copyright and Web-Based Education: What All Faculty Should Know. Ch. 20 The Promise-and Potential Pitfalls-of Cyber learningTeaching and Learning at a Distance
Ch. 5 Copyright and Distance EducationHypertext Lesson Five - Text Version (PDF)