DISTANCE lEARNING

HIGHER EDUCATION

• Allows students the ability to take courses without being accepted into a university.
• Lower-cost for students.
• Allows students to work and continue their education.
• Allows students to continue their education while in the military (straightline, 2016)

K-12

• Provides education for anyone, anywhere.
• Allows for flipped classroom where teachers are mentors and coaches, not lecturers.
• Easy to watch, rewind, and watch again if needed.
• Teachers can monitor progress.
• Utilizing time effectively (khan academy, 2012).

SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

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• Effective pedagogical and technological strategies are of utmost importance.
• These strategies must lead to achievement gains and close gaps.
• Research pertaining to what works best for high school, middle school, and elementary ( rice, 2009)

TECHNOLOGY

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• Distance education is about the student, the teacher, the information, and the interactions. Technology must advance this ability in order for distance learning to be successful (rice, 2009)
• Asynchronous and synchronous technologies can be utilized (rice, 2009).

STUDENT-TEACHER

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• Distance learning lacks verbal and nonverbal cues and feedback so teachers must Use all technologies in order to promote interactions between teacher and student and between student and student (Terzi & Celik, 2005)

ACCOUNTABILITY

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• This must be a high priority for a distance learning program success. There must be as much accountability as in a traditional school.
• Validity is important in establishing a program where learning and growth occurs (rice, 2009)

SUCCESS

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• Distance learning can serve to accompany a brick and mortar school or stand alone to educate students. Programs must meet all of these characteristics in a professional, and creative way in order to change the way students are educated.

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