elearning issues

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e-learning issues

• PEN-International
• July 17, 2002

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In addition to the actual issues of delivering a
coursethere are other issues to be considered
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Current Issues in Distance Learning

• Intellectual property
• Course development
• Evaluating the online course
• The future

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1 - Intellectual Property

• Major discussions about who owns the courses!
• Regular workload?
• Overload?
• Consulting?

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1 - Intellectual Property (cont)

• Does the school/university have a plan?
• RIT has 15 pages!

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2 - Course Development

• Planning and preparation
• Instructional design
• Pedagogy

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3 - Evaluating the Online Course

• What makes a good course?
• Wheres the quality?
• Why is this course online?

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Pedagogy

• Why are we offering this course online?
• Does the course need to change?
• Sage on the Stage OR guide on the side??

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Pedagogy (cont)

• Seminar style classes
• Group work
• Grading?
• Lots of questions up front