New developments that are related to all of the delivery technologies are shared. The workshop concentrates on the design of interactive strategies to involve students at field sites, visual thinking, and the design of a complete telelesson plan and study guide in the specialty area of the instructor. This is also one of the most popular workshops. It deals with all of the distance learning delivery technologies of audioconferencing, interactive television, Internet and World Wide Web, and print, but concentrates more on interactive television. Strategies for integrating the Internet and World Wide Web with interactive television are addressed.
Participants have the opportunity to practice presentation techniques.
The need for instructor training in quality distance learning programs has been documented by those already well established in the field of distance learning. Topics to be addressed include how distance learning teaching differs from traditional teaching and what new skills and competencies will be needed for instructors to develop quality telecourses. Each participant will outline a training program for their instructors. All of the skills of the first two workshops are included in this workshop. The Art of the Lecture Individual institutions choose from a variety of traditional teaching skills including such areas as syllabus preparation, verbal and non-verbal presentation skills, creating an exciting learning environment, attention focusing strategies, motivational techniques, and many more.