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This space was created to share research and best practices in the use of Diistance Learning in education. We hope this will be a valuable space to share information as we answer questions, find solutions and create a new model for KISD. This will allow collaboration as we formulate ideas and our district direction for Distance Learning. Your group will be able to review sights that share research and best practices. You will be able to share your comments directly following each site name. As a group, we will then be able to collaborate on our findings. Have fun using this learning opportunity.

Review the following sites. Share your findings. What does distance learning mean? How can we use this information to develop our KISD vision for distance learning to create opportunities for our students?

KHS http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/ideas.html Videoconferencing – Ideas and examples for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries

http://cunyonline.cuny.edu/faculty/best.htm Faculty Best Practices in Distance Learning

http://www.usdla.org/ United States Distance Learning Association

http://www.humboldt.edu/~storage/distancelearning/ Humbolt State University distance education guidelines

EHS http://www.cdlr.tamu.edu/cdlr_website/swf/ Center for Distance Learning Research

[|Practices in Live Content Acquisition.pdf|http://csd.org/newlinks/Best%20Practices%20in%20Live%20Content%20Acquisition.pdf]]] Best Practices in Live Content Acquisition by Distance Learning Organizations

http://www.irrodl.org/content/v1.1/carmo_et_al.pdf Current Developments and Best Practice in Open and Distance Learning (Research 2000)

http://itde.vccs.edu/node/235 Student Perspective: Distance Learning Best Practices

SHS http://itresearch.forbes.com/rlist/term/Distance-Learning.html Forbes IT Research Library (White papers)

Cool

http://www.spjc.edu/eagle/research/beep/current_beep.htm Best Educational E-Practices

http://www.texasvirtualschool.org/TVSoverview.htm Texas Virtual School Initiative—online learning opportunities

http://www.outreach.psu.edu/DE/IDE/guiding_principles/ Innovations in Distance Education—good presentation about considerations for teaching via distance—“An Emerging Set of Guiding Principles and Practices for the Design and Development of Distance Education”

HHHS http://www.uidaho.edu/eo/dist1.html Distance Education overview

http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/vtc/ Teaching with Videoconferencing from Cornell University

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/ednet/training/default.html EdNet—distance learning resources

http://www.itcnetwork.org/reports.htm Collection of Distance Education Reports and Abstracts

Questions to discuss:

What is distance learning? (From video conferencing to web based
 * online courses
 * video conferencing
 * Podcast
 * blogging
 * chatting
 * email
 * portal

What are our course needs?
 * AP Biology
 * Latin
 * Pshchology
 * Art/3 D Design
 * BCIS
 * Art History
 * AP Chemistry
 * Dual Enrollment/US History
 * ASST. Dual Credit
 * CATE Courses
 * Home Bound
 * KAC student needs (TAG, Pre-AP, AP elective courses)
 * General Credit Recovery
 * Reteach

What are our distance learning needs for our students?
 * A successful AP Chemistry course through distance learning
 * Access
 * Student email
 * Tranining
 * Protocol
 * Facilitator/Teacher - Protocol
 * Internet Connection for Students at home
 * Flexibility with early graduation

What are needs and training for our faculty members?
 * Time for Teachers for face to face interaction with student
 * undetermined
 * Special time after school for labs for students - extra pay for teachers (AP science classes)
 * Schedule lab as separate opportunity as class period
 * Live lecture - taping for later classes

How can we use distance learning to address our needs?
 * offer courses that do not have enough numbers to keep in the schedule

What are the concerns and barriers we face with the creation of this new model?
 * Who will teach the distance learning?
 * Who will facilitate (if not on our campus)?
 * How will laboratory activities be completed through distance learning?
 * Coordination with other schools re: scheduling, etc.
 * Equipment and the network
 * Mobile equipment (set tops)
 * Upgrade to capture digital images rather than analog
 * Using established virtual school courses, how will we address scope and sequence and assessment

Where do we go from here?
 * Research schools with an AP Chemistry distance learning program to determine how they accomplish the course
 * Determine if other schools have a need for AP Chemistry classes.
 * Offer night classes at a central site
 * Use established programs as consultants

What do we need to persue?
 * Continue with VC equipment H.320
 * Continue with CTC opportunities (cadre and site)
 * Server space for student access from home
 * Delivery method
 * Content framework
 * Vehicle to colloaborate and communicate (video over IP) H.323 H.326
 * Online Latin class as opposed to not offering
 * Develop languages
 * Common times and scheduling for vc classes
 * Lab time after school
 * Music History, Theory, Pshchology, Sociology (All AP courses)
 * Online AP courses
 * AP Economics
 * Equipment issues

We will persue distance learning labs. What will we do if we don't have a teacher who would teach the videoconference class. What course would we start with?

Online learning. Open now with CTC. (Right kids and right opportunity)

Podcasting as an opportunity for reinforcement.

Work on timeframe and decide what it is what we need. What can we develop and create?

Shared teachers using videoconference. (Near live teachers)

What do we need? AP Chemistry and Latin are top 2 needs on campuses. Internet Teacher Websites Student email is a priority

Develop the model for ourselves.

Reflect on your own. Think again what your needs are. Think about your teacher's skills and comfort level. Think about your staff. Think about the most important classes to start with. Are Latin and AP Chemistry the top 2 priorities?

Develop model by Christmas. This can be refined in the spring.