Techniques for helping students develop and sharpen their skills in selecting and synthesizing Internet information will also be carefully examined in this instructional module. This module will begin with concepts in instructional design and on-line pedagogy, explore the range of technologies available to achieve learning objectives, and investigate the nature of the web and related technologies. Faculty will build course pages and develop skills in site management and file transfer. In this module, faculty will continue to discuss and review instructional quality through peer processes. This module is designed for faculty who have received previous training in teaching in a distance education classroom.
Introductory training is readily available at each of the consortium institutions.
Faculty will learn to build sophisticated PowerPoint Slides, use other PC applications for broadcast in the DE rooms, use and store Live Board activity, further develop course materials using current technology, investigate information design, and begin web site integration. This module will involve additional instructional design skills such as establishing rapport over distance, using cooperative learning techniques, and peer review. Faculty enrolled in this module will learn new techniques for teaching over distance that help engage students in classroom activities and strengthen connections to students at remote sites. These techniques will help faculty create a community of learners among their distance education students. The location and the timing of the workshops will be as closely aligned with the needs of the faculty who wish to participate.