Table 1

Table 1.

Weekly Lecture and Independent Activities Completed by EDS 647 Students

Topic
Lecture Activity
Independent Activity

Overviewing modes of distance education technology Critiquing a videoclip of problematic lesson Providing an overview of student, student's experience with distance education, and available distance education options at the student's educational institution

Planning a distance education course Planning the format of a distance education course Preparing timelines for planning a distance education course

Preparing materials for distance education Generating a list of supplemental materials to be provided for a distance education course Preparing a set of graphic materials for a distance education class session

Planning interactions in distance education Designing an interactive activity for a class session Designing a set of guidelines for instructor-student interaction outside of class

Planning a distance education class session Developing timelines for preparing a class session Writing a specific lesson plan with clear timelines for a distance education class session

Testing and evaluating Generating a list of strategies for assessing student learning in a distance education course Creating an instrument for the evaluation of a distance education course

Preparing students and faculty for distance education Generating a list of activities or materials to prepare students to be distant learners Teaching and taping a short lesson for a televised distance education class

Considering student issues Identifying potential problems and solutions specific to the delivery of distance education coursework at the undergraduate or graduate level Identifying characteristics of distant learners and generating potential problems and solutions in the delivery of distance education courses to those students

Comparing models of distance education delivery Identifying ways computer technology can be used to enhance distance education course delivery Visiting and evaluating a class session offered through distance education

Working collaboratively Identifying issues in collaboration between students, faculty, disciplines, and institutions Developing a collaboration model for delivery of a course or program

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Topic	Lecture Activity	Independent Activity
Overviewing modes of distance education technology	Critiquing a videoclip of problematic lesson	Providing an overview of student, student's experience with distance education, and available distance education options at the student's educational institution
Planning a distance education course	Planning the format of a distance education course	Preparing timelines for planning a distance education course
Preparing materials for distance education	Generating a list of supplemental materials to be provided for a distance education course	Preparing a set of graphic materials for a distance education class session
Planning interactions in distance education	Designing an interactive activity for a class session	Designing a set of guidelines for instructor-student interaction outside of class
Planning a distance education class session	Developing timelines for preparing a class session	Writing a specific lesson plan with clear timelines for a distance education class session
Testing and evaluating	Generating a list of strategies for assessing student learning in a distance education course	Creating an instrument for the evaluation of a distance education course
Preparing students and faculty for distance education	Generating a list of activities or materials to prepare students to be distant learners	Teaching and taping a short lesson for a televised distance education class
Considering student issues	Identifying potential problems and solutions specific to the delivery of distance education coursework at the undergraduate or graduate level	Identifying characteristics of distant learners and generating potential problems and solutions in the delivery of distance education courses to those students
Comparing models of distance education delivery	Identifying ways computer technology can be used to enhance distance education course delivery	Visiting and evaluating a class session offered through distance education
Working collaboratively	Identifying issues in collaboration between students, faculty, disciplines, and institutions	Developing a collaboration model for delivery of a course or program