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Army Logistics University

Army Logistics University. Distance Learning. Today’s Situation. In fiscal year 2005, ALMC graduated over 20,000 students in all modes of instruction. Future Direction.

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Army Logistics University

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  1. Army Logistics University Distance Learning

  2. Today’s Situation • In fiscal year 2005, ALMC graduated over 20,000 students in all modes of instruction

  3. Future Direction • ALMC is undergoing an extensive transformation to be better equipped to meet the continually growing education and training requirements of the Army’s logistics community

  4. Available Options For Instructors • Traditional Classroom • Time and place requirements • Online Classroom • Separated by time and/or distance

  5. Pros Flexibility/Versatility Access valuable information anytime and anywhere Increase speed of learning Content repository Cost savings Cons Initial preparation time-consuming Course redesign Increased workload Availability (24/7) Designing and developing course Technology challenges Online Education

  6. Development of Online Courses

  7. Essential Questions for Educators • Who are my learners? • What are the learning outcomes for this course? • Will this course transfer well online? • What guidelines and expectations need to be established? • How will I organize course materials? • How will I evaluate student performance?

  8. Web Courses Online Learning Materials placed on a website allowing anytime and anywhere access Web-Enhanced Courses Blended Learning Uses face-to-face meetings and web delivery Delivery Methods for Online Courses

  9. Learning Management System • Blackboard capabilities • Teach using advanced tools • Build community across the campus • Share world-class educational content • Deploy a common look and feel across the entire suite • Benefit from dramatically lower data and application costs (Blackboard, 2007)

  10. Online Instructor’s Role Deliver presentations • Coaches • Mentors • Facilitators Engage learners Moderate discussions

  11. Recommendation • Review best practices in distance education • Enroll the Blackboard Instructor Training Course • Participate in an online training session Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching Designing effective online instruction : a handbook for web-based courses

  12. References • Blackboard. (2007). Products. Retrieved Oct 1, 2007, from http://www.blackboard.com/products/Academic_Suite/index. • Broadbent, B. (2002). ABCs of e-learning: Reaping the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer. • Palloff, R., & Pratt, K.   (2001)   Lessons from the cyberspace classroom: The realities of online teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.   • United State Army Combined Support Command. (2007). CASCOM. Retrieved Oct 1, 2007, from http://www.cascom.army.mil/

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