See note below for details. The instructor, armed with a textbook, is no longer the sole source of the education experience. Information resources are everywhere, often separated from the learner by time and space.
Distance learning is the process of creating a new learning environment around remote resources.
The first workshop concentrates on basic techniques needed for effective design, delivery and implementation of videoconferencing in corporate, university, and elementary through secondary environments. The advanced workshop goes beyond fundamentals and looks at videoconferencing potential in depth. Participants should have some experience presenting programs and conducting meetings over the videoconferencing medium. The third workshop addresses issues such as staffing, program design, technical applications, internal promotion, budgeting and quality, using a variety of interactive formats to maximize participation. A 200-page implementation guidebook for distance learning soon will be available separately.