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9781581120578

Online Distance Education : Historical Perspective and Practical Application

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  • ISBN13:

    9781581120578

  • ISBN10:

    1581120575

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-12-01
  • Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgment v
Abstract vii
List of Figures
xi
Analysis
13(11)
Statement of Problem
13(1)
Need and Purpose
13(2)
Methodology
15(2)
Definitions
17(5)
Expected Findings
22(2)
Historical Development of Online Distance Education
24(13)
Print-Based Instruction
24(3)
Early Technology Helps to Expand Distance Education
27(2)
1980s: Online Distance Education is Born
29(4)
Computer-Based Teleconferencing (Virtual Online Classrooms)
33(2)
1990s: The Internet Arrives
35(1)
Web Site vs. Online School
36(1)
Planning and Operating an Internet-Based School
37(12)
History of CALCampus
37(2)
About CALCampus
39(2)
Planning: Mission and Curriculum
41(1)
Planning: Building and Budgeting The Online School
42(3)
Planning: The Web Site
45(1)
Operating: Day-to-Day Tasks
46(1)
Operating: Working Together
47(2)
Theory and Methods for Online Distance Teachers
49(22)
Philosophy and Theory
49(3)
Practical Applications
52(1)
Planning and Designing an Online Course
52(3)
Methods, Techniques, and Strategies for Teaching Online
55(2)
Live versus Directed Independent Study
57(3)
Methods of Preparing and Delivering Course Materials Online
60(9)
Evaluate Other Methods
69(2)
The Students and Their Educational Goals
71(6)
Overview
71(1)
Working Adults
71(1)
High School Diploma Students
72(1)
Home Schoolers
73(1)
Groups of Public School Learners
73(1)
Groups of University Students
73(1)
Individual University Students
74(1)
Individual High School Students
75(1)
ESL Students From Around The World
75(2)
Synthesis
77(43)
Recognizing The Past
77(1)
The Future
77(2)
Demands From the Global Community
79(1)
Final Conclusions
80(2)
Appendix
A. Physical Layout and Technical Features of CALCampus
82(17)
B. CALCampus Student Manual
99(15)
C. CALCampus Course List
114(4)
D. CALCampus Registration Form
118(2)
Works Cited 120

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