Distance Learning
Before you make decisions about what software you will use, how often you will visit distance sites, or how best to use your teleconferencing time with students, it can be helpful to step back and reflect on your own expectations for distance learning. Respond to the following questions with a short brainstorm list.
- How do you think students learn in distance courses? How is it similar to or different from on-site course learning?
- What do you imagine your role to be as an instructor in a distance course?
- What role do you expect students will play in the learning process in a distance course?
Links
- Educause
A "nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology." - MERLOT
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching is a collection of peer-reviewed online teaching and learning materials.
Online Journals
Note to off-campus users: Journals may be accessed via the E-Journal Finder on the UNC Library's proxy server.
- Online Classroom
Provides practical advice to help you improve your online courses. Each issue features tips and insights from successful online course developers and instructors on topics such as course design, facilitation, assessment, interaction, student support and use of emerging technologies.