• Using This Site: Software Requirements
• Using These Training Materials
• Teaching Points: Distance Education Faculty Bios
• Print Report of submissions to DEFT program

Introduction to Distance Education: Getting Started

• Defining Distance Education
• Proposing a Distance Education Course
  • Course Proposal (Form)
  • Thinking Like Students
• Timeline for Distance Education Course Development
• Suggested Skills Development Courses for Faculty

Introduction to Course Design

• Instructional Design
• Needs Assessment
• Goals and Objectives
• The Learners
• Course Content: The Message
• Media and Technologies

Interaction

• Course Interaction
• Types of Interaction
• Encouraging Interaction
  

Assessment and Evaluation

• Assessment
• Evaluation

Introduction to Course Development

Course Development Tips

Modularize Your Course

Using Distance Education Technologies: Determining Which Ones to Use

• Videotape and Videoconferencing
• Web/WebCT
• Streaming Video
• Online Discussion
• Which Technology is Best for You?

Copyright Issues in Distance Education

Introduction to Course Production

Faculty Support Production Team

• Instructor
• Instructional Designer
• Educational Television Producer/Director
• Educational Technologist
• Support Staff
• Site Facilitators

Web-Based Distance Education:

• Introduction to Web-based Education
  
  
• Interacting and Collaborating with Students
  • Listservs
  • Bulletin boards
  • Chats
  • Desktop conferencing applications
  • Collaboration tools (white boards, browsing, application sharing, file exchange)
    
    
• Using Internet Technologies
  • Getting Internet Access
  • Web Browsers
  • Platform Compatibility - PC vs. MacIntosh
  • E-mail
  • Putting Files Onto a Server - File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Video-based Distance Education:

• Introduction to Video-based Education
  • Compressed Video
  • Satellite
  • Videotape
• Developing Video-based Materials
  • Creating Video-based Presentations
  • Presentations for Video-based Instruction
• Video Presentational Style
• Handling Stage fright

Software Tips

• Tips for Creating PowerPoint Presentations for Video
• Getting the Most Out of PowerPoint
• Graphic File Formats and Scanning

Marketing Strategies

 

Introduction to Course Delivery

Prior to the 1st Day Class

Delivering a Video-Based Course

• First Day of Class
• Presentation Tips

Delivering a Web-based Course

• First Day of Class
• Presentation Tips

Technical

• Computer Information
• Training Sites
• Web Page Development

Distance Education

• Library Resources
• On-line Journals
• Copyright

UF Distance Education

• UF/IFAS Distance Education Resources
• UF/IFAS Registration and Course Information
• IFAS Videoconferencing Network Handbook (.PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader)

All Resources

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