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PENN STATE | ONLINE ASPH Distance Education Council Webinar Series ~ Distance Education Beyond Public Health: Lessons Fo

PENN STATE | ONLINE ASPH Distance Education Council Webinar Series ~ Distance Education Beyond Public Health: Lessons For Our Field Ken Udas, Ph.D. Monday, September 24 Noon to 1:30 PM Eastern Overview

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PENN STATE | ONLINE ASPH Distance Education Council Webinar Series ~ Distance Education Beyond Public Health: Lessons Fo

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  1. PENN STATE | ONLINEASPH Distance Education Council Webinar Series~Distance Education Beyond Public Health: Lessons For Our Field Ken Udas, Ph.D. Monday, September 24 Noon to 1:30 PM Eastern

  2. Overview Innovative approaches to designing, managing and evaluating distance education programs with a focus on the globalization of distance learning and the implications for public health education. • Institutional Mission • Capacity & Experience • Approaches & Methods

  3. Institutional MissionWhy would you want to do this? What are you trying to achieve? How does the effort relate to ASPH and institutional mission? What are the goals of online learning and international involvement? Is online learning among the most effective ways of attaining those goals?

  4. Potential Roles of Online Learning Enhancing Access and Reducing Barriers • Extending Geographic Presence • Extending to Working Adults • Extending to Place- or Home-Bound Learners • Extending to Highly Mobile Learners • Extending Access of Learning Materials and Opportunities for Social Learning • Enhancing Quantity of Course/Programme Offerings • Increased Revenue

  5. Capacity & ExperienceWhat do I know about online learning and international education? What level of investment and risk is the institution willing to incur? What is the institution's current level of capacity for online learning and international programming? What are the local conditions for the learners and institutions that will engage in the program?

  6. Organizational Readiness Capacity and Experience with Online Learning & International Programming • Learning: Processes that directly impact on pedagogical aspects of eLearning • Development: Processes surrounding the creation and maintenance of eLearning resources • Support: Processes surrounding the oversight and management of eLearning (faculty & student) • Evaluation: Processes surrounding the evaluation and quality control of eLearning through its entire lifecycle. • Organization: Processes associated with institutional planning and management.

  7. Approaches & MethodsWhat might I do to ensure sustainability, affordability & relevance? Partnerships, business models, and local government support Delivery methods (online, blended, hybrid, etc.) Localization strategies Licensing and use of open educational resources (OER), open source software (OSS), OA literature, etc.

  8. Commons-Based Peer Production Creation of Information and Cultural Resources • Open Source Software • Open Educational Resources • Open Standards • Open Journals • Global Communities of Practice

  9. Thank You Ken Udas, Ph.D. Executive Director, Penn State World Campus keu10@psu.edu World Campus:http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu Terra Incognita:http://blog.worldcampus.psu.edu Open Source Software in Education Series: http://www.wikieducator.org/Open_Source_Software_in_Education_Series_on_Terra_Incognita

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