24th ICDE conference - Stella Porto
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Developing competencies for distance educators in the knowledge society Stella Porto Master of Distance Education & E- Learning Graduate School of Management & Technology University of Maryland University College
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Developing competencies for distance educators
in the knowledge society
Stella PortoMaster of Distance Education & E-Learning
Graduate School of Management & TechnologyUniversity of Maryland University College
Agenda The DE landscape Scenarios: distance educators today Requirements in professional development Challenges in the horizon? Final remarks
The distance education landscape
The distance education landscape
The distance education landscape
The distance education landscape
The distance education landscape
The distance education landscape
The distance education landscape
Management and leadership have never been so important!
We can go on an on, and bottom-line…
IT specialist
Instructional
designer support
Instructo
r /
faculty
Consultant / Researcher
Administrator / Manager
Distance Educator
Roles of distance educators
Roles of distance educators:The Instructional Designer
IT specialist
Instructional
designer support
Instructo
r /
faculty
Con
sulta
nt /
Res
earc
her
Administrator / Manager
Distance Educator
Scenario of a distance educator:The Instructional Designer
Development of learning objects
Managing course development
Development of assessment tools
IT specialist
Instructional
designer support
Instructo
r /
faculty
Consultant / Researcher
Administrator / Manager
Distance Educator
Roles of distance educators:The Faculty Member / Tutor
Scenario of a distance educator:The Faculty Member / Tutor
Teaching a DE professional development class
Teaching and Mentoring other tutors
Training trainers in a HR unit inside a corporation
IT specialist
Instructional
designer support
Instructo
r /
faculty
Con
sulta
nt /
R
esea
rche
r
Administrator / Manager
Distance Educator
Roles of distance educators:The DE Unit/Division Manager
Scenario of a distance educator:The DE unit/division manager
Creating the distance learning division of a small college
Planning the expansion and transition of DE 2nd generation to e-learning
Managing the distance training of a company
IT specialist
Instructional
designer support
Instructo
r /
faculty
Consultant / Researcher
Administrator / Manager
Distance Educator
Roles of distance educators:The IT Manager
IT specialist
Instructional
designer support
Instructor /
faculty
Consultant / Researcher
Admini
strat
or /
Man
ager Distance
Educator
Roles of distance educators:The Faculty Support Staff
Challenges in the development of distance educators…
Professionals with diverse
backgrounds
Professional development not yet standardized
DE professional not yet fully recognized within many rising
markets
Challenges in the professional development of distance educators…
Social media has enabled many to use the web more naturally
Emerging technologies have multiplied and created further blur
Challenges in the professional development of distance educators…
Needs of the market are still blurred
Employers’ lack of knowledge
Complex balance of Theory & Practice
Confusion between competencies and skills
Competencies for distance educators
Theories that support distance education
IT fluency & skills
Communication and personal skills
Competencies for distance educators
Instructional Design
Multimedia / Web-based instruction
Faculty training and
development
The Business of/and in DE
Competencies for distance educators
Pedagogy
Student Support Services
Technology management
Distance Education Systems
Cost Analysis and Economics
Management & administration
Distance educators for the future distance education landscape
Distance
Educator
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