Wendy Cowan, Ph.D. Lisa Rich, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physical Education Professor of...

Remove the Distance from Distance Education: Engage, Interact, Collaborate

Wendy Cowan, Ph.D. Lisa Rich, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Physical Education Professor of Information Systems

Step 1: To engage

To attract and hold the attention of; engross

To involve oneself or become occupied; participate

Faculty video introductions

Student e-portfolios

Video Course Tour

Video Tutorials

Step 2: To interact

to act on or in close relation with each other

Discussions

Live Orientations

Interactive assignments

PPT with instructor voice

Tegrity video clip

Student led wimba session

Tegrity sessions including…

Assignment feedback

Guest speaker recordings

Assignment “how to” tutorials

Assignment explanation

Student discussions

Student Journals

Step 3: To collaborate

to work with another or others on a joint project

Group presentations

Class YouTube Project

Wikis & Blogs

Class wiki

Class collaboration project

To Remove Distance from Distance Education:

Engage Faculty and Student

Introductions Course Tours and

Orientation Sessions

E-Portfolios Video Tutorials and

Lectures

Voice & Video Tools PowerPoint with

Audio, Tegrity, Wikis, Blogs

Camtasia, Tegrity , Wimba

Wikis, LiveText Camtasia, Tegrity,

YouTube

To Remove Distance from Distance Education:

Interact Discussions Virtual

Orientations/Discussions

Interactive Assignments

Student Study Groups Assignment

Explanations Student Journals with

Peer Review

Voice tools, discussion board, Wimba, Podcasts

Wimba, WebEx, others

Tegrity, Powerpoint with Audio, Wimba

Discussion board, Wimba, CMS Groups

Tegrity, CamtasiaVoice tools

Blogs, CMS Journals

To Remove Distance from Distance Education:

Collaborate Group Projects and

Presentations Small Group

Activities Class YouTube Video

Assignments Wikis and Blogs

YouTube, Wikis, Wimba, CMS Groups, Tegrity

Wimba Break-out Rooms, Chatroom, CMS Groups

Windows Movie Maker, YouTube

PBWorks, BlogSpot

For more information

Please see our collaborative wiki at http://athensstateuniversity.pbworks.com/

Contact us: Wendy Cowan, PhD

wendy.cowan@athens.edu Lisa Rich, PhD

lisa.rich@athens.edu