Certificate as a Distance Learning Leader

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowing Distance Education

The distance learning leader will:

• Define and trace the chronology of distance education definitions
• Understand the terminology used by distance educators
• Explain the technologies used for distance education - synchronous and asynchronous
• Apply appropriate copyright regulations to the practice of distance education
• Understand and apply the KDMLV model for distance education leaders

Designing Distance Education

The distance learning leader will:

• Explain the U-M-T Approach for designing distance education
• Name several important instructional design models used in distance education
• Understand the design structure of distance education courses

Managing Distance Education

The distance learning leader will:

• Explain important activities of the manager of a design team
• Discuss the process of managing a distance learning project
• Explain the components of a distance education policy document
• Understand the process of producing a distance education policy statement
• Discuss the process of working with clients and vendors

Leading Distance Education

The distance learning leader will:

• Discuss the process of managing people through change
• Understand and explain examples of leaders implementing a distance education project
• Discuss a business view with case studies for leading a distance education/training organization

Visioning Distance Education

The distance learning leader will:

• Understand an approach for and explain case studies of visioning for distance education
• Discuss distance learning today and tomorrow from a corporate perspective
• Explain the characteristics of and a process of developing a vision statement
• Write a vision statement for distance education