table of Contents

1. Focusing the Distance Education Blur
2. Introduction to a New World
3. Global Trends
4. Where the Hype Ends - Success Begins
5. Public Higher Education will survive by:
6. "I think higher education represents the best blend of age, diversity, technological resources, sophisticated designers and consumers of design. There are going to be much more and better idea-explosions that emanate, reverberate from higher education..."
          - Michael Schrage
7. 21st Century Universities
8. Purposes
9. The ADEC Consortium (http://www.adec.edu)
10. We have to be able to compete with
11. "Technology does not drive change. Technology enables change. It’s our collective cultural response to the options and opportunities presented by technology that drives change.
           - Paul Saffo
12. Media Research - U.S.
13. World Wide Web
14. Number of web pages
15. Two important trends
16. Three common communities
17. "The model to replace industrial age education isn’t clear yet. But the idea that a person stands in front of the room stuffing information into learners like grain into a duck is changing to the idea that teaching is about being a wise companion and advisor."
           - Paul Saffo
18. Principles
19. What is Distance Learning?
20. Quality, affordable learning opportunities at time and place convenient for learner - Access and Success
21. Who are the Distance Learners?
22. What Works - Using Technology to Support
23. What’s Not Working - Access Issues
24. Profiles of "The Least Connected" (from 1997 Census)
25. "These technologies are really much more about creating and managing new relationships than creating and managing old information or new information."
           - Michael Schrage
26. The WWW and Community
27. Internet II - Abilene - Virtual Reality
28. The Old Limitations of Instructionism
29. Other Isms
30. Provide Effective Learning Experiences and Positive Learning Outcomes
31. Jonassen’s Model for Designing Constructivism
32. New Strategies and Blurred Lines
33. Minimalist Approach
34. Minimalist Approach
35. Inquisitivism
36. "Winners and Losers" in Distance Education
37. Importing and Exporting Programs
38. Developing A Knowledge Marketplace
39. Special Challenges
40. Specific Projects
41. Specific Projects
42. Specific Projects
43. Specific Projects
44. Focusing the Distance Education Blur

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