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COURSE SYLLABUS: ISSUES AND TRENDS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

Course Title:	ED566 - Issues and Trends in Distance Education
Department:	Education
Instructor:	John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita
Prerequisites:	Graduate standing and the successful completion of an undergraduate level program.

Course Description:

This course deals with the foundations and current applications of distance education in the modern world.

Learning Objectives:

This course will provide discussion and experiences leading to an understanding of current issues in distance education. In addition to receiving sufficient knowledge on distance education current issues, the students will also learn:

1. Become familiar with the learning variables in distance education.
2. Understand the possibilities and limits of distance education delivery.
3. Apply the skills of comparative analysis to the central issues of distance education delivery systems.

Required Text:   Online Bookstore

Trends And Issues In Distance Education: International Perspectives, edited by Yusra Laila Visser, Lya Visser, Michael R. Simonson, and Ray Amirault. Information Age Publishing, 2005/2006. ISBN: 1593112122

Supplementary Resources:

Supplementary resources are found in the textbook. The students are encouraged to become familiar with at least twenty five of them.

Assessment:

1. Eight reading and homework assignments covering each chapter in the text.
2. One five-page essay mid-term examination.
3. One five-page essay final examination.
4. One seven-page project dealing with an issue of Distance Education's current issues.

Academic Requirements

1. All students are expected to "attend" the course by completing all course assignments in an academic manner and with complete preparation.
2. Grammar, punctuation, spelling and overall composition will be including in the grading of all assignments.
3. Students are required to complete each unit within a one-week time frame. At the students request, and successful completion of a unit in less than one week, the instructor will provide students with subsequent units of homework in advance.
4. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.

Method of Instruction

ED566 is a distance learning course offered through Canyon College. Because this class is a partially self-paced program in that you may complete a specific weeks work at anytime during that week time-frame, it is essential that the student review all available materials located in the text, classroom, e-mail, and syllabus. Course examinations will be administered on-line during the fourth and eighth weeks of class. Prior to the submission of the first assignment each student is required to submit via e-mail to the instructor the following information:

• Name, e-mail address, course expectations, professional work experience, educational background and anything else you would like the instructor to know about you.

Course Schedule and Assignments

Week 1

• Unit 1: Introduction and Chapters One, Two, and Three. Submit a three page summary of the chapters.

Week 2

• Unit 2: Chapter four. Submit a one-page summary of the chapter.

Week 3

• Unit 3: Chapter Five. Submit a one-page summary of the chapter.

Week 4

• Unit 4: No chapter assignment. Present your five-page mid-term examination pertinent to any part of the "Computer Based Training".

Week 5

• Unit 5: Chapters Six and Seven. Submit a two-page summary of the chapters.

Week 6

• Unit 6: Chapters Eight and Nine. Submit a two-page summary of the chapters.

Week 7

• Unit 7: Chapters Ten and Eleven. Submit a two- page summary of the chapters.

Week 8 - Final Exam

• Unit 8: Conclusion. Submit the seven-page essay final exam on any issue pertinent to "Learning Environment".

Grading criteria:

Homework/Reading Assignments	40 %
Midterm Exam	20%
Final Exam	20%
Term Paper	20%

* This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.