An Introduction to Distance Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of contents
Foreword
Part I An Evolving Distance Education
	Chapter 1 Teaching and Learning in Distance Education: Continue a New Era
		Introduction
		Review of the book
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 2 From Independence to Collaboration: A Personal Retrospective on Distance Education
		Independent study
		Collaboration at a distance
		Thinking collaboratively
		Community of Inquiry
		Conclusion
		Questions for reflection
		Significant contributor
		References
	Chapter 3 Formal and Informal Paths of Lifelong Learning: Hybrid Distance Educational Settings for the Digital Era
		Introduction
		The roots of lifelong learning
		Lifelong learning as paths in private and public spheres
		The changing mandate of higher education
			The Emergence of the Hybrid and Networked University
		Dissolving the dichotomy of formal and informal learning
		The digital blurring of the formal and informal paths of lifelong learning
		Lifelong learning as paths in hybrid and networked educational settings
		Conclusion
		Terms and definitions
		Questions for reflection
		Significant contributor
		References
	Chapter 4 Failures of Open and Distance Education’s Successes
		Introduction
		The disappointment of success
			How Did we Get Here?
			Economic Links to Higher Education…
			Alas, a Casualty of its Own Success…
		The financial failure of distance education’s successes: Where are we now?
		Standing on the shoulders of giants
		Questions for reflection
		Significant contributor
		References
Part II Distance Education in the Post-industrial Context
	Chapter 5 Teaching and Learning in Post-Industrial Distance Education
		Introduction
		Pedagogical affordance and emergent digital technologies
			Access to Information
			Multimedia Integration
			Social Media
			Learning Analytics
		Constructivism and online learning
			Learner-centered Learning Environments
			Knowledge-centered Learning Environments
			Assessment-centered Learning Environments
			Community-centered Learning Environments
			Serendipity: an Aside and Transition
		Community of Inquiry framework
			Social Presence
			Teaching Presence
		Cognitive Presence
		Final thoughts
		Questions for reflection
		Significant contributor
		References
	Chapter 6 Into the Breach: The Emerging Landscape in Online Learning
		Introduction
		What is AI?
			Tier 1: AI
			Tier 2: Machine Learning
			Tier 3: Deep Learning
			Beginning the Student Journey with Help from AI
		Retention
		Career planning
		Tracking performance and credentials
		Open Education Resources
		Convergence
		Questions for reflection
		Significant contributor
		References
	Chapter 7 Blended Learning Revisited
		Introduction
		Students’ perspectives
		Faculty perspectives
		Administrators and institutional perspectives
		Blended learning through the lens of the Community of Inquiry framework
		Future research agenda
		Questions for reflection
		Significant contributor
		References
	Chapter 8 Repositioning and Re-purposing Distance Education for the Future
		Introduction
		Technology
		Students
		Educational institutions
		Future issues
		Conclusion
		Questions for reflection
		Terms and definitions
			Disruptive Technology
			Techno-capitalism
			Convergence
			Hyper-reality
			Teleconferencing
			Televideoconferencing
			Nanotechnology
			m-learning
			Digital Natives
			Corporate Classroom
			Screenagers
		Significant contributor
		References
Part III Leading the Change
	Chapter 9 Leadership in a New Era of Higher Distance Education
		Introduction
		A situation assessment
			Economic Issues
			Changing Demographics
			Globalization and Intercultural Relations
			Emerging Technologies
			There is Huge Growth in Internet Use
			Technological Fluency is a Graduation Requirement
			Teaching and Learning
				Information, and Knowledge, is Growing Exponentially
				Instruction Must Become More Learner-centered and Self-directed
				The Role of Faculty as Teacher and Student as Learner Must Change
				Changing Faculty Roles Increases the Need for Faculty Development and Support
		Leadership in context
			Change and Innovation
			Collaborative Partnerships
			Leadership in Networked Environments
		Strategic planning
		Conclusion
		Terms and definitions
			Culture:
			Faculty development:
		Questions for reflection
		Significant contributor
		References
	Chapter 10 From Distance Education to Blended Learning: Leading Pedagogical Change
		Introduction
		Defining blended learning
		Situating blended learning
		Developing higher education leadership
		New leadership for blended learning
		Questions for review
		Significant contributor
		References
Part IV Summary and Conclusions
	Chapter 11 Teaching, Learning, and Beyond
		Themes
		Post-industrial distance education
		Distance education theory
		Conclusion
		References
	Author Biographies
Index