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Lita N. Brown

MEDT 7472
Introduction to Distance Education

Syllabus

Assignments


Project 1: Chapter Concept Map and Quiz Questions -  The student will create a concept map using the software tool XMIND to visually illustrate associations and relationships between the ideas presented in the assigned chapter from the text. Upon completion of the concept map, the student will write a brief 1-2 page scenario/plan that outlines how the information presented in the chapter could best be delivered through a web-based delivery system. Upon completion of the concept map, the student will generate 10 total quiz questions for that chapter: 7 multiple choice and 3 true false questions in a Word document with the correct answer highlighted with the page number where it can be found.

Concept map   Scenario   Quiz Questions

Project 2: Distance Education Instructional Design Plan -   The student will create an instructional design plan for one module of online instruction concerning the topic of the student’s choosing. The module is to consist of at least one week of instruction, to be delivered entirely online, and to address five major components: module design, interactivity and collaboration, use of technology, assessment, and learner support.

Instructional Design Plan

Project 3: Hands-on Creation of Learning Module in WebCT CourseDen - The student will create a learning module in WebCT CourseDen following the design plan developed for Project 2. Upon completion of the module, the student will also review at least one other student’s module, complete the work in the module (where appropriate), and offer suggestions for improving the content. The student will post a review in the appropriate forum in WebCT CourseDen.

Screencast of Student Module: Evaluating Information Resources

Instructional videos for student module created in Xtranormal
  1. Keywords and Quotation Marks
  2. Discerning the Source
  3. Using Webpath Express
Rubric for Digital Storytelling : Evaluating Information Sources

Evaluation of P.Kraj's Module


Project 4: Henry County Cooperative Online Course Review Project - This semester we are continuing a new and exciting online course review project in partnership with Henry County. This is an authentic, field-based, online learning experience that should prove to be very valuable and enlightening. Your grade for the project will be based on completing specific readings, discussions, review instruments, virtual meetings, and other requirements as outlined in CourseDen.

Evaluation of class (spreadsheet)         Group evaluation of class (spreadsheet)

Sample lesson plan showing collaboration Health class & school librarian

Final PowerPoint Presentation used in VoiceThread

.swf  Accessibility     .swf  21st Century Skills

Final VoiceTread Presentation

Select Discussions:
Traditional v. Online Learning and Educating Venn diagram
VOISE
Imagine if you will: Having made a name for yourself in distance education, you and your
classmates in this section have been hired as distance education consultants for a regional
university...



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