Module 2 – Blog
Elements of Distance Education Diffusion
The element of distance education that I feel would have benefited my company is global diversity. I know when I worked in the telecommunications industry my company had several international associations. Our basic form of communication was emails and conference calls. I had the opportunity to work with people from all over the world but in one location. Later I had to train interns from China who came to the US. If distance education and new technologies were available then the interns could have been trained without leaving home. The only set back to this would be the time difference. I really don’t think it would have bothered me at the time. I was doing midnight to 6AM labs.
The online tools that would be helpful for my company today are Skype, YouTube, and Blackboard. The training information could have been setup in Modules like a class for the interns and possibly have video podcasts demonstrating a certain task that were performing. But according to Dr. Siemens even though we see a rapid growth in distance education all learners need to develop a certain comfort level to be successful (Siemens, n.d.).
Reference:
Siemens, G. (n.d.). The future of distance education. Retrieved September 24, 2009, fromhttp://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=3649021&Survey=1&47=5863341&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1.
OTHER BLOGS ON GLOBAL DIVERSITY:
(1) I read a blog on global diversity where the President of Roger Williams University has setup a program to offer master’s degree for Turkish leaders. The President saw a need to develop ties with this country for educational reasons. The university also employs many professors from Turkey. The President basically wants to bring the world together through education.
http://president.rwu.edu/blog/?cat=15
(2) The next blog that I read was about global diversity in the workplace and at colleges/universities. The blog explain how being culturally aware and learning proper name etiquette. I feel this is very important, in establishing respect and repour with colleagues, students and coworkers. If you cannot pronounce someone’s name and continue to mispronounce it can be very insulting for some people. Like the blog stated it is always best to ask first if you don’t know how to pronounce the names. I know from experience butchering someone’s can make or break a deal.
http://succeedinamerica.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/the-naming-game-global-diversity-speaker-intelligence/
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The Next Generation of Distance Education
Module 1 Blog - The Next Generation of Distance Education
The Next Generation of Distance Education is rapidly approaching us. With the convenience of learning from the comfort of your home and the slumping economy; distance education maybe the only option for many people to pursue advance degrees.
Dr. Simonson defines distance education as using technologies to connect for the purpose of teaching and learning is going to grow significantly but not in a revolutionary way. Although distance education is starting to become more wide spread it still will not replace traditional schools. We're going to begin to use distance education technologies almost across the board in the teaching/learning process (K-12 education, higher education, professional education and in the training environment in corporations and businesses) (Simonson, 2009).
Moller, Foshay, and Huett stated that the enthusiasm and demand for e-learning development
far outstrips the available supply of people with the competency to develop it—regardless of whether such competency is gained from an academic program, a commercial workshop, or even gifted intuitive practice. We should legitimately call for more training programs of all types to meet the demand. In the meantime, the shortage of trained people results in e-learning initiatives
built by individuals who lack the expertise to produce effective products (Moller, Foshay, & Huett, 2008).
After reviewing all the resources for this assignment; I do agree with the authors that there is a need to evolve distance education. As stated by Moller, Foshay, and Huett we do need to have efficient instructor to execute these courses. I also feel that distance education will not replace the traditional schools, because as a young college student you want that campus life experience. I think that the only setbacks to the evolution of distance education right now would be economics and lack of qualified personnel.
References:
Simonson, M. (Speaker). (n.d.). Distance Education: The Next Generation. Retrieved September 8, 2009 from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=3649021&Survey=1&47=5847717&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008). The evolution of distance education:Implication for instructional design on the potential of the web (Part 1-3). TechTrends, Vol. 52 Issue 3 p70-75, p6. Retrieved September 20, 2009 from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/pdf?vid=4&hid=107&sid=46886755-1180-4493-9f53-565f8c1e39ac%40replicon103
The Next Generation of Distance Education is rapidly approaching us. With the convenience of learning from the comfort of your home and the slumping economy; distance education maybe the only option for many people to pursue advance degrees.
Dr. Simonson defines distance education as using technologies to connect for the purpose of teaching and learning is going to grow significantly but not in a revolutionary way. Although distance education is starting to become more wide spread it still will not replace traditional schools. We're going to begin to use distance education technologies almost across the board in the teaching/learning process (K-12 education, higher education, professional education and in the training environment in corporations and businesses) (Simonson, 2009).
Moller, Foshay, and Huett stated that the enthusiasm and demand for e-learning development
far outstrips the available supply of people with the competency to develop it—regardless of whether such competency is gained from an academic program, a commercial workshop, or even gifted intuitive practice. We should legitimately call for more training programs of all types to meet the demand. In the meantime, the shortage of trained people results in e-learning initiatives
built by individuals who lack the expertise to produce effective products (Moller, Foshay, & Huett, 2008).
After reviewing all the resources for this assignment; I do agree with the authors that there is a need to evolve distance education. As stated by Moller, Foshay, and Huett we do need to have efficient instructor to execute these courses. I also feel that distance education will not replace the traditional schools, because as a young college student you want that campus life experience. I think that the only setbacks to the evolution of distance education right now would be economics and lack of qualified personnel.
References:
Simonson, M. (Speaker). (n.d.). Distance Education: The Next Generation. Retrieved September 8, 2009 from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=3649021&Survey=1&47=5847717&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008). The evolution of distance education:Implication for instructional design on the potential of the web (Part 1-3). TechTrends, Vol. 52 Issue 3 p70-75, p6. Retrieved September 20, 2009 from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/pdf?vid=4&hid=107&sid=46886755-1180-4493-9f53-565f8c1e39ac%40replicon103
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