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Distance Learning in the Classroom

Distance Learning in the Classroom. Bailey Bollenbacher And Courtney Allard http://youtu.be/uZk-WdYHkoc. Distance Learning. Definition : the delivery of instruction to students who are separated from their teacher by time and/or location

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Distance Learning in the Classroom

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  1. Distance Learning in the Classroom Bailey Bollenbacher And Courtney Allard http://youtu.be/uZk-WdYHkoc

  2. Distance Learning • Definition: the delivery of instruction to students who are separated from their teacher by time and/or location • Also called: distributed learning, virtual classrooms

  3. Brief History • Mid-1800s • 1920s • Today

  4. Advantages • Gets rid of the cost of transportation • Allows a flexible schedule • Allows you to focus better because you choose when and where to attend the class.

  5. Advantages • No missed days to due weather. • No missed days due to illness on your part OR the instructors. • Less stress; cheaper alternative to an actual campus.

  6. Disadvantages • Disconnect between students and teacher • Disconnect between students • Schedule differences • Technology problems

  7. Case Study at The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth • Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the effectiveness of distance learning for gifted students and to compare the outcomes for students in different age groups.

  8. Comparing Traditional and Distance Lesson Planning

  9. Comparing Traditional and Distance Lesson Planning

  10. Comparing Traditional and Distance Lesson Planning

  11. Types of Distance Learning

  12. What is MarineNet? • A distance learning enterprise network which delivers electronic courseware and interactive multimedia instruction to marines around the globe.

  13. Anyone with a military ID card can access and use MarineNet, as long as they are in the DEERS database. (Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System) • Includes, veterans, retirees, reserve, active duty and family members.

  14. http://education.skype.com/ • http://vimeo.com/21394694 • 1167 Projects, 18,534 Teachers, and 586 Resources (as of November 4, 2011) • Collaborate • Connect • Discover

  15. How to Use It • Social Studies • English • Foreign Language • Geography

  16. Real Life Application • US Department of Education: • 4.3 Million students took at least one distance learning course in 2007-08. • 800,000 (4%) of all undergraduates took their entire program through distance education. • 22% of all US students with bachelors degrees – 760,000 of them – took distance learning courses 2007-08. • 302,000 took entire program online, 4.2% of all life science students took their entire program through distance learning.

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