OMDE 601 Foundations of Distance Education

Fall 2001 Schedule

Week Session Dates Readings, Assignments, and Due Dates
1
08/30-09/05 Module 1: Introduction
Definitions of Distance Education
Working in Study Groups
2
09/06-0912 Module 1
Definitions of Distance Education
Presentation of Study Group Work
3
09/13-09/19 Module 2: History and Principles of Distance Education
Reading of Assigned Literature
4
09/20-09/26 Module 2
Conferencing with Prof.Dr. B. Holmberg as Guest Faculty
5
09/27-10/03 Module 2
Assignment Writing
Due date for submitting the assignment: 10/03
6
10/04-10/10 Module 2
Summary and Reflection
7
10/11-10/17 Module 3: Pedagogy of Distance Education and Theoretical Approaches to DE
Reading of Assigned Literature
8
10/18-10/24 Module 3
Conferencing with Prof. Dr. O.Peters as Guest Faculty
9
10/25-10/31 Module 3
Assignment Writing
Due date for submission of assignment: 10/31
10
11/01-11/07 Module 3
Group work: Analyzing Asynchronous conferencing
11
11/08-11/14 Module 4: Institutional Aspects of Distance Education
Work in Study Groups; Production of Collaborative Document
12
11/15-11/21 Module 4
Work in Study Groups; Presentation of Collaborative Document
Due date for submitting group work: 11/25
13
11/22-11/28 Module 4
Institutional Aspects of Distance Education

Conference on Institutional Aspects of Distance Education
14
11/29-12/05 Module 4
Assignment Writing
Due date for submission assignment: 12/05
15
12/06-12/14 Module 4
Summary and reflection on the seminar