Distance Education and Technology-Mediated Instruction

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Distance Education andTechnology-Mediated
Instruction

• F. Michael Speed
• Professor of Statistics
• Associate Dean for Technology-Mediated
  Instruction
• College of Science
• November 17 ,20000
• Distance Education Faculty Forum

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Technology Mediated Instruction What Is It?

• Instructional activities that use technological
  innovation in the development and delivery of
  course content
• Examples video/audio recordings live video
  applets etc

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Changes With Time
PowerPoint Slides
1990
1993
email
Web Page
1995
1998
Streaming Video
Virtual Classroom
2000
?
2020
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Technology Mediated Instruction-Who Benefits ?
Distance Ed Students
On Campus Students
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My Saga

• 1996 TTVN 5 sites
• 1998 ISDN 1 site
• 1999 Web Assisted
• 2000 Web Based

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Lessons Learned

• Make the technology adapt to your teaching style
  not vice versa
• Spend sometime thinking about your students
  needs
• My fundamental teaching philosophy has been
  constant the method of delivery has changed
• Get a good Dean and Chair

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What do YOUR students need?
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Pros and Cons of Each Approach

• Quality of Distributed Material
• Mobility of Students
• Preparation of Material
• Cost of Room Video Equipment etc
• Pre and Post Production requirements

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Quality Issues My Approach

• Duplicate/capture the classroom experience
• Impact On Local Students No Down Time
• In my case, course material is identical for
  local and remote
• Remote Students questions may be delayed near
  real time is available
• Motivation

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Homework and Exam Issues

• Remote students can cheat
• So can local students
• Proctor Exams

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Student Issues - Fees

• Should students in my classes be charged more
  because I use TMIM ?
• An on campus student has a class time conflict
  and takes my class via the WEB, is she charged
  extra?
• An off campus student takes my class via the WEB,
  is he charged extra?
• An off campus student takes my class via the WEB
  and wants it in near real time, is she/he charged
  extra?

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Faculty Issues

• Preparation Time for TMIM
• IP Issues
• Additional Workload for TMI classes

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Current Products

• Online Courses http//stat.tamu.edu/classes
• Online Videos of Software
• Animated Solution Manual
• Instructional Applets

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Future Products

• Virtual Tutor
• Virtual Office Hours
• An Overview of E-Learning Technology sponsored
  by COS and ODE Early December

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Dream About Things Yet To Come
Come Join Us on Our Search To Find
Technologies.