Introduction to Distance Education Module 1 - Welcome to Distance Education
In this module you will...
recognize key components and terms associated with a distance education course and review basic navigation skills using the Blackboard Learning Mangement System (LMS).
Contents of this module...
Section 1: Overview - Distance Education,
Section 2: Key Terms and Definition,
Section 3: Blackboard - Basic Skills,
Credits and Acknowledgements,
Online Survey.
- Date:
- 2012-07-01
- Primary Material Type:
- Online Course Module
- Institution:
- Kenai Peninsula College/ University of Alaska
- Project Name:
- Beyond Anchorage: Expanding Developmental and Workforce Education
- Funding Source:
- TAACCCT Round 1
- Subjects:
- Distance learning, distance education, eLearning, navigation, introduction, online learning, online education
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- Architectural Design firms USKH; Harvey H. Hightower, Architect; DOWL HKM; and UMIAQ
- Industry Sector:
- Developmental Education
- Occupation:
- All Occupations (00-0000)
Education / Instructional Information
- Educational Use:
- Enable students to gain an understanding of the distance education course environment and practice using the skills required to be successful.
- Time Required:
- 30 minutes.
- Language:
- en_US
- Interactivity Type:
- active
- Quality Note:
- This module was subjected to four formal reviews: two by non-course related instructional design professionals, one by a non-author grant personnel and one by a single reviewer external to the grant.
- Course Note:
- Introduction to Distance Education
Accessibility
- Accessibility Features:
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- Text Access - Text to Speech
- Text Adjust - Compatible
- Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
- Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
- Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material
- Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
- Reading Order - Digital resource layout
- Structural Markup - Navigation Text
- Structural Markup - Lists
- Structural Markup - eReader application
- Table Markup
- Hyperlinks Rendered As Active
- Colors Compatible With Assistive Technology
- Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.
- Language - Markup
- Language - Passage Markup
- Non-Decorative Images Have Alt Text
- Decorative Images Marked With Null Alt Text
- Complex Images, Charts, and Graphs Have Text Descriptions
- Synchronized Text Track
- Transcript Provided With Audio Content
- Audio/Video Delivered Via Media Player
- Non Flickering Content
- STEM Content (e.g. Mathematics, Chemistry) Markup
- STEM - Notation markup
- Interactive - Keyboard
- Interactive - Markup
- Interactive - Text prompts
Copyright / Licensing