For example, the system may be used to post and submit homework assignments, clarify points made in telelessons, pose questions, do homework assignments, discuss upcoming exams, and provide telelecture summaries. Incorporate diverse and increasingly complex activities, so that students are challenged but not overwhelmed. Considering the diversity of available technology tools, a hybrid telecourse delivery model can be emulated for maximum advantage. In a hybrid model, multiple technologies are used to deliver the telecourse content and provide optimum means for interaction. Bear in mind, too, that high-tech is not the only way to go.
Print materials are generally essential in delivering distance learning courses.
And in-person contact, when possible, can be highly rewarding. When enhancing telecourses, be experimental. In this respect, I am an experimenter. At Prince George's Community College, incorporating online activities into telecourses has been an experimental process. But with more than a dozen telecourse offerings now using either the Web or the college's BBS, PGCC students and teachers are pleased with the outcomes.