Distance Education
Methods and Media
The methods and media (technologies)
You want to select the technology to meet
the needs of your class. The medium (technology) choice should
come after you decide what you want to say. In your courses,
you want to provide media variety to your students; integrate voice, video,
and print resources. Refer to Interaction for
more information on the pros and cons for using different strategies to
encourage interaction a distance education course. Also review the Using
Distance Education Technologies section to learn more about individual
technologies (videoconferencing, WebCT, Web design, etc.).
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What teaching methods
would you use?
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Which medium/technology
would be most appropriate to disseminate the content?
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Assessment and evaluation
Students should be assessed of their knowledge
of the content over the duration of the course. Students can be assessed
through conventional exams at regional testing centers, "take-home" exams,
written reports and projects, peer evaluation of group activities, and
student self-evaluation. They also should be an instrumental part of the
evaluation process through formative and summative evaluations. The purpose
of the evaluation should be improvement of the course. Decide on the criteria
you will use to measure the distance education program's effectiveness
and success. More detail on assessment and evaluation is provided in the
section Assessment and Evaluation.
How would you assess
student work?
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How would you
evaluate the course? What criteria would you use to evaluate it?
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Ending Notes
This section on Distance
Education Instructional Design started with a definition of
distance education and then showed you the overall steps in the instructional
design process. In other sections, you'll receive more in-depth information
about topics introduced in this section. If you haven't done so, complete
the Recipes for Success in this section
to get you started in the design and plan of your course.
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