Williams _Carol_EDUC-6135: Distance Learning

  REFLECTION   While I have come to the end of this course, I would like to take some time to reflect on my takeaways. In this course, I practiced and implemented the ADDIE process and planned corporate training in Supervisory Management using the Canvas Course Management System.   In addition, I learned about storyboarding and structuring online learning courses according to the various learning theories and multimedia principles to avoid and reduce cognitive load.  I also learned that the course design, learning experiences, and assessment have to be aligned with the course outcomes and objectives and that the content has to be segmented and arranged sequentially for deep learning to occur.  I have also come to understand the importance of designing with the students’ availability and access to technology in mind and the importance of creating technology orientation prior to the commencement of the first modules to equip learners for success in the course...

What do you think the perceptions of distance learning will be in the future (in 5–10 years; 10–20 years)?      The ubiquitous use of technology, including mobile and communication technologies, has caused a large part of the global population to be comfortable conducting online discourse to keep in touch with family and friends or to collaborate with colleagues in business, education, and government settings (Siemen n.d. Walden University).  As more people become accepting of these technologies, so too is their acceptance of distance or online education (Siemen n.d. Walden University), especially if it is designed with sound pedagogical and multimedia principles and is easy to use.  As technology continues to advance with greater contributions from experts around the world and people become more comfortable with the online learning experience and the use of multimedia, games, and simulations in learning, distance learning will become the preferred mode of instr...

  CANVAS COURSE: SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT Please view Canvas course using the url below https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/6366125

Personal definition of distance learning prior to this course   My personal definition of distance learning entails all learning using printed or electronic media where a learner is being taught in a different location from their instructor. It can occur synchronously, asynchronously, or hybrid via digital communication applications or conventional mail as in correspondence courses. It requires a lot of discipline as the learning is often self-directed and autonomous, and learners practice time management to fulfill their course obligations, meet assignment deadlines and achieve course objectives.  An explanation of what I have learned in Week One and how this new knowledge has changed your definition of distance learning. Globalization and the ubiquitous use of technology have brought about an evolution and expansion in the definition of distance education, and its uses. Among the many terms referring to online distance learning are a virtual school, open learning, and online...