Sharing Activity #5

http://thejournal.com/articles/2008/07/16/changing-designs-of-online-learning-the-evolution-of-digital-learning-systems-through-customization.aspx

Resource Sharing Activity #5
Facilitating Online Learning, K-12 online education-Online class

The Journal: (Article)
Changing Designs of Online Learning: The Evolution of Digital Learning Systems through Customization
Ruth Reynard
July 16, 2008

This article talks about the changes and challenges that now surrounds technology today. Education today is now described as 21 century skills, which implies the way students receive, understand and apply information that has been learned.

Throughout our reading on Building Online Communities, “Learning through the use of technology takes more than mastery of a software program or comfort with the hardware being used. It takes an awareness of the impact that this form of learning has on the learning process itself.” (Palloff & Pratt)

In order for outcomes to be successful for students, a combination of standards and assessments, curriculum and instruction, professional development and learning environments, all have an impact on facilitating the success in the learning process.
According to the article, distance learning has been around for a long time in some form. Whether it is ink, computer, and tape recorder – it has been part of the educational process. Each of these has brought about new design of instruction delivery. School boards are starting to take notice that teachers are now willing to extend class discussion, expand group and project work and communicate through the use of online tools.

The combination of delivery and instruction has become more of an integrated approach to teaching online.