| About this Guide
If you are planning on using technology to enhance your teaching,
then this is the guide for you!
A technology-enabled distributed learning environment (DLE)
may incorporate a variety of instructional technologies such
as electronic presentations, a course Web site, CD-ROMs, videotapes,
and print materials. The term environment is used as a conceptual
shell for learning experiences that are no longer constrained
by the boundaries of location and time.
The Guide for Distributed Learning Environments is intended
to provide instructors with a structured exploration of the
wealth of information available about different aspects of
the design and production of distributed learning environments.
Developing technology-enhanced courses involves performing
a number of tasks that progress in a somewhat cyclical manner.
To make the process easier to understand, we've divided it
into the following stages:
- Analysis and Design
- Development
- Production
- Implementation
- Review
To get started, select a stage in the development cycle to
access a menu of resources related to it. These resources
provide information related to educational theory and practice
as well as production strategies.
If this is your first time visiting this site, you may wish
to thoroughly review the content in the Analysis and Design
stage. However, it is important to realize that developing
course materials is an iterative process in which the project
team must move flexibly back and forth between stages in the
production cycle.
To get a sense of the information contained in the Guide
for Distributed Learning Environments, you may wish to visit
all of the sections of the site to overview the topics that
are included before focusing on analysis and design.
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Technologies for Learning, University of Alberta.
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