Distance Ed Topics

Faculty Knowledge abut Content, Pedagogy and Technology

• Why do we need to put courses and programs online?

  Everyone else is doing it - we'll be left behind if we don't - that where the learners are - 1/4 of all learners are taking an online course

• Should the content be open and reusable?

  Get content out of BlackBoard where it is trapped in a class - open content is usable to all learners - open content can be shared with others creating learning environments - shared content will allow faster, richer learning environments - open content can be linked to by others

• Best way to author content

  I'm a believer that content should be written for the web - use HTML5, abolish Word - can the faculty create video and audio themselves? - can faculty create interactive media?

• Assessment

  If we have competency based outcomes can we use technology to help assessment - can we use technology to provide adaptive learning objects?

• Faculty beliefs and attitudes are seen as a critical component in building and maintaining quality programs.