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Approaches for Online Instruction:Designing Instruction
for theDistant Learner
Michael SimonsonProfessor
Nova Southeastern University
"When I was a kid, I had to walk three miles each way to school. The snow drifts were seven feet high, and I had no shoes."
"Gee, Granddad, that's nothing. Today I had to go to Paris for my French class, MIT for computer science and the New York Stock Exchange for economics"
Welcome to the world of distance learning.- Paul Butera, Ameritech Magazine
Redefinition of Distance Education
Institution based formal education where the learning group is separated, and where interactive telecommunications systems are used to connect learners, resources and instructors.
“The best current evidence is thatmedia are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes changes in our nutrition.”
Richard Clark
Equivalency Theory of Distance Education
Equivalency Theory of Distance Education
“Learners, distant and local, should be provide equivalent learning
experiences in order for them to achieve similar learning outcomes”
“Learners, distant and local, should be provide equivalent learning
experiences in order for them to achieve similar learning outcomes”
Learning Experiences
Anything that happens to or with a student that promotes learning, including what is observed, felt, heard, or done.
Equivalency Units (vs. Carnegie Units)
Modules (3-5/Unit)
Topics (3-5/Module, each with a Learning Outcome)
An ExampleAn Example
3 Credit Course
Carnegie Unit Course =
3 x 750 minutes of class time = 2250 minutes or ~45, 50-minutes classes
Equivalency Unit Course =
3 units, with 3-5 modules each, with 3-5 topics each, or ~ 45 topics, and 45 learning outcomes
3 x 5 x 5 Approach3 x 5 x 5 Approach
3 Units/3Credit Course
5 Modules/Unit
5 Concepts/Module
&
1 Objective/Concept
3 Units/3Credit Course
5 Modules/Unit
5 Concepts/Module
&
1 Objective/Concept
Unit
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Concept 1
Concept 2Concept 3
Concept 15
1 Semester Credit = 1 Unit = 5 Modules = 15 Concepts
Assessment MethodsAssessment Methods
• Objective Tests• Short Answer Tests• Extended Answer Tests – Essays• Practical Tests• Situational Assessment/Skill Assessment• Assignments and Projects/Presentation & Oral
Assessment• Portfolios
• Objective Tests• Short Answer Tests• Extended Answer Tests – Essays• Practical Tests• Situational Assessment/Skill Assessment• Assignments and Projects/Presentation & Oral
Assessment• Portfolios