Module 4: Designing and Delivering DE
using Technology (Week 6)
Classroom
discussions this week brought out an important point that while DE course
design and development focuses around a concept of a team of experts (Moore & Kearsley, 2012), that such teams can be just as
beneficial when designing and developing more traditional face-to-face (F2F)
courses. Reid, Dooley, Maybee, and
Nelson (2015) from Purdue University have acknowledged this fact and have
developed an Interactive Course Re/Design (ICD) Model that allows faculty to
become more aware of the complexities of course design and development. Additionally, the model provides faculty with
access to various support professionals to aide them when designing/redesigning
courses. While this model may not
replace a full ISD team that is found in DE, it does go a long way toward
providing similar resources for traditional F2F faculty members.
Another topic of
discussion this week addressed the importance of maximizing student interaction
and participation in both DE & F2F courses.
While DE course design and development is driven to meticulous planning
efforts in this area, F2F teachers have more freedom to adapt their teaching
methods “on the fly” to increase class participation. This doesn’t mean that DE teachers cannot
adjust their teaching methods during a course; however, due to the asynchronous
nature of DE discussions, there are inherent delays in the conversation. Additionally, the lack of feedback mechanisms
can create miscommunication between sender and receiver.
References:
Moore, M. G. &
Kearsley, G. (2012). Distance education: A systems view of online learning.Belmont,
CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Reid, P., Dooley, F.
Maybee, C. and Nelson, D. (2015). Purdue university information technology:
Interactive course re/design for higher education instructors [Webpage].
Retrieved from http://www.itap.purdue.edu/learning/cdm/