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Customized Interactive Learning That’s More Effective Than Face to Face Classes Topics on Distance Learning Conference Purdue University-Calumet. June 6, 2001 by David G. Brown, VP and Dean (ICCEL) Wake Forest University ([email protected])

WHY IS DISTANCE LEARNING SO HOT? Please write down one word! ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

Why?----because It’s not only convenient and less costly It can be interactive It’s can be social It’s can be fun ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

New Status for Distance Learning The Internet changes everything F2F teachers are giving up some class time & replacing it with Internet time! F2F teachers are learning how effective some distance practices can be ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

Comparative Advantage Lousy Distance Learning Courses are F2F wanna-bes! Effective Distance Learning courses are designed to take advantage of the unique advantages of the Internet! ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

A Winning Strategy Observe how the Internet is being used in F2F courses! If it’s email, intensify the use of email in your distance learning course. If it’s personalized note, build more personalized notes in to the distance course design. If it’s not general class discussion, downplay general class discussion in your Distance Learning Teaching ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

What are YOU doing that simply isn’t possible without the Internet? How are you exploiting the distinctive attributes of Internet teaching? Write it down on the 3x5 card and pass your idea to the right. Sign it with name and title if you are comfortable doing so. We will read some of your answers before I leave the podium. ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

Examples from MY Teaching Ways of Thinking About Presidential Campaigns and Debates A First Year Seminar Introducing Students to the Liberal Arts 15 Freshmen Meet twice per week All with open laptops ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

THE WAKE FOREST PLAN IBM A22e, Pentium III, 700 Mhz, 20GB, 14”ActMatrix, 196MB, Re-writable CD 56k modem, 8MB Video Ram, 10/100 Ethernet, Floppy, USB&Serial&Parellel&Infrared Ports IBM Laptops for all Printers for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation 31.000 Connections Standard Software 99% E-Mail Start 1995, 4 Year Phase In 15% Tuition for 37 Items 40 Faculty and 30 Staff ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

Computers Enhance My Teaching and/or Learning Via-Presentation s Better--20% More Opportunities to Practice & Analyze--35% More Access to Source Materials via Internet--43% More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates, and Between Faculty and Students--87% ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

Examples from My Course Maintain a File-Cabinet-in-the-Sky Upload Self-Profiles and Student Pictures Have Student Team Identify Best WebSites Require Many Short Papers. Involve other students and Alums as Rough Draft Critics Return “graded” essays to all students. Give authors access to all previous essays on the same subject ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

More Examples from My Course Require Teams to Create Public Websites Double Post Announcements (Email CMS) Use the One Minute Quiz Have Students Teach Others About Computer Create 3-minute mini-lecture using PowerPoin t slides with audio ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

Examples for YOUR teaching Xxxxxx (to be completed during seminar) yyyyyy ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

The Newly Crowned Strategies More possible because of computers and the Internet Preview and Review Continuous Communication Debate and Controversy Involvement of Outsiders Different Strokes for Different Folks ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

Brown’s Dozen Suggestions Avoid monologues Minimize chat Structure discussion Defer multi-media Resist F2F wannabe Personalize w email Convene groups Share profiles/emails Build in hierarchy Involve others Maximize service Capture Comparative Advantage of Internet ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001

David G. Brown Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, N.C. 27109 336-758-4878 email: [email protected] http//:www.wfu.edu/ brown fax: 336-758-4875 ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001