ADEC Guiding Principles for
Distance Learning
- Design for active and effective learning.
Principle: Distance learning designs consider
- specific context
- needs, learning goals, and other characteristics of the learners
- nature of the content
- appropriate instructional strategies and technologies
- desired learning outcomes
- local learning environment
- Support the needs of learners.
Principle: Distance learning opportunities are effectively and flexibly
supported, including
- initial disclosure of information on the learning opportunities
- orientation to the process of learning at a distance, including
use of technologies for learning
- site and tutorial support
- student advising and counseling
- provision of technical support and library and information services
- problem-solving assistance
- Develop and maintain the technological and human infrastructure.
Principle: The provider of distance learning opportunities has both
a technology plan and a human infrastructure to ensure that
- appropriate technical requirements are established
- compatibility needs are met
- technology at origination and receive sties are maintained to
ensure technical quality
- learners and learning facilitators are supported in their use
of these technologies
- partnering and collaboration are explored as appropriate
- Sustain administrative and organizational commitment.
Principle: Distance education initiatives are sustained by an administrative
commitment to quality distance education, as indicated by
- integration of distance education into the mission of the organization
- financial commitment to accommodate diverse distance learning
needs
- faculty development and reward structures
- training to support learners, site facilitators, and technicians
- marketing and management structures to promote and sustain distance
education
- cost-effectiveness reflected through best use of fiscal, technical,
and human resources
- ongoing evaluation and research
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