APPLICATION OF DISTANCEAPPLICATION OF DISTANCE EDUCATION EDU 5102EDUCATION EDU 5102

WILLIAM JAVIER DURÁN GÓMEZWILLIAM JAVIER DURÁN GÓMEZ

JULY 13, 2011JULY 13, 2011

APPLICATION OF DISTANCEAPPLICATION OF DISTANCE EDUCATION EDU 5102EDUCATION EDU 5102

Julio E Torres

APPLICATION OF DISTANCEAPPLICATION OF DISTANCE EDUCATION EDU5102EDUCATION EDU5102

PROGRAM: “INGLÉS Y VIRTUALIDAD” UNAD PROGRAM: “INGLÉS Y VIRTUALIDAD” UNAD FLORIDA AT CANDELARIA HIGH SCHOOL IN FLORIDA AT CANDELARIA HIGH SCHOOL IN CIMITARRA, SANTANDERCIMITARRA, SANTANDER

BEARING IN MIND THE CHARACTERIZATION BEARING IN MIND THE CHARACTERIZATION PROPOSED BY THE TRIDIMENSIONAL MODEL, PROPOSED BY THE TRIDIMENSIONAL MODEL, THE PROGRAM OBJECT OF ANALYSIS IS IN THE THE PROGRAM OBJECT OF ANALYSIS IS IN THE MODALITY OF HV/DT/DP : HIGH VIRTUALITY, MODALITY OF HV/DT/DP : HIGH VIRTUALITY, DIFFERENT TIME, DIFFERENT PLACE (AV/DT/DE : DIFFERENT TIME, DIFFERENT PLACE (AV/DT/DE : ABBREVIATION IN SPANISH) COMBINING ABBREVIATION IN SPANISH) COMBINING SOMETIMES SYNCRONOUS AND ASYNCRONOUS SOMETIMES SYNCRONOUS AND ASYNCRONOUS TASKS IN THE SAME OR IN DIFFERENT PLACES. TASKS IN THE SAME OR IN DIFFERENT PLACES.

THE PROGRAM IS TOTALLY FUNCTIONAL AND THE PROGRAM IS TOTALLY FUNCTIONAL AND EFFICIENT SINCE IT ENCOMPASSES THE EIGHT EFFICIENT SINCE IT ENCOMPASSES THE EIGHT TRANSITION CATEGORIES STATED BY OBLINGER TRANSITION CATEGORIES STATED BY OBLINGER (1999) AND IT ALSO CORRESPONDS TO THE (1999) AND IT ALSO CORRESPONDS TO THE CRITERIA OF STUDENTS´ SELF-CONTROL, CRITERIA OF STUDENTS´ SELF-CONTROL, MAXIMIZATION OF INTERNET RESOURCES AND MAXIMIZATION OF INTERNET RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE WEB. IN THIS COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE WEB. IN THIS PROGRAM PROGRAM “LEARNING COMES UNDER THE CONTROL “LEARNING COMES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE STUDENT, THE TIME AT WHICH LEARNING OF THE STUDENT, THE TIME AT WHICH LEARNING TAKES PLACE BECOME VARIABLE, AND A ‘LIVE’ TAKES PLACE BECOME VARIABLE, AND A ‘LIVE’ TEACHER IS NO LONGER REQUIRED” (Simonson, TEACHER IS NO LONGER REQUIRED” (Simonson, Smaldino, Albright, and Zvacek, 2003,p.241).Smaldino, Albright, and Zvacek, 2003,p.241).

THE PROGRAM COUNTS WITH TWO IMPORTANT THE PROGRAM COUNTS WITH TWO IMPORTANT QUALITY COMPONENTS AS FOLLOWS: QUALITY COMPONENTS AS FOLLOWS: AN AN ONLINE ONLINE SYLLABUS SYLLABUS WHICH PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A WHICH PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A COMPLETE AND CONVENIENT MEANS OF OBTAINING COMPLETE AND CONVENIENT MEANS OF OBTAINING CURRENT COURSE INFORMATION. IT REFERS TO THE CURRENT COURSE INFORMATION. IT REFERS TO THE FULL SET OF COURSE GUIDELINES AND FULL SET OF COURSE GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE STUDENTS TO INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE STUDENTS TO GRASP THE COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRASP THE COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND STRUCTURE. BESIDES, THE PROGRAM HAS A FULL STRUCTURE. BESIDES, THE PROGRAM HAS A FULL SET OF SET OF ASSIGNMENTSASSIGNMENTS WHICH CONTAIN LINKED WHICH CONTAIN LINKED CONTENT WEB PAGES SUBMITTED VIA WEB CONTENT WEB PAGES SUBMITTED VIA WEB SITES. THIS COMPONENT ALSO INCLUDE SITES. THIS COMPONENT ALSO INCLUDE QUIZZES AND PRACTICES WITH PERCENTAGES QUIZZES AND PRACTICES WITH PERCENTAGES OVER THE WHOLE COURSEOVER THE WHOLE COURSE

EXTERNAL INFORMATION IS TO BE ORGANIZED AND EXTERNAL INFORMATION IS TO BE ORGANIZED AND STRATEGIES ARE TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON AN STRATEGIES ARE TO BE DEVELOPED BASED ON AN CONSTRUCTIVIST MODEL OF KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTIVIST MODEL OF KNOWLEDGE AQUISITION.AQUISITION.EPISTEMOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS MAY BE CREATED EPISTEMOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS MAY BE CREATED USING WELL-ESTABLISHED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN USING WELL-ESTABLISHED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN MODELS EMPLOYED TO SYSTEMATICALLY ENGINEER MODELS EMPLOYED TO SYSTEMATICALLY ENGINEER SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES. DIRECTED SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES. DIRECTED DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (DDLEs) DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (DDLEs) MUST EMPHASIZE THE ACQUISITION OF SPECIFIED MUST EMPHASIZE THE ACQUISITION OF SPECIFIED KNOWLEDGE WITH ALIGNED ASSESSMENT AND KNOWLEDGE WITH ALIGNED ASSESSMENT AND THEY DISSEMINATE SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL THEY DISSEMINATE SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL INSTRUCTION ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES AND INSTRUCTION ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES AND LEARNERS (Martindale, Pearson, Curda & Pilcher, LEARNERS (Martindale, Pearson, Curda & Pilcher, 2005; Myers & Nelson, 2004)2005; Myers & Nelson, 2004)

THE PROGRAM ANALYZED IS DESIGNED TO ACCESS A THE PROGRAM ANALYZED IS DESIGNED TO ACCESS A WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS; WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS; NONETHELESS, THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT WAS FRAMED NONETHELESS, THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT WAS FRAMED AND BACKED UP BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SANTANDER AND BACKED UP BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SANTANDER AND UNAD SO IT WAS PARTICULARLY CONCEIVED AND UNAD SO IT WAS PARTICULARLY CONCEIVED UNDER THE REFERENCE OF THE SANTANDER AND UNDER THE REFERENCE OF THE SANTANDER AND COLOMBIAN CONTEXT. TO FULLY HAVE ACCESS TO A COLOMBIAN CONTEXT. TO FULLY HAVE ACCESS TO A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, THERE APPEARS THE NEED TO GLOBAL COMMUNITY, THERE APPEARS THE NEED TO MAKE SOME LOGISTICAL, PEDAGOGICAL AS WELL AS MAKE SOME LOGISTICAL, PEDAGOGICAL AS WELL AS CULTURAL CHANGES IN THE SUBJECT CONTENT CULTURAL CHANGES IN THE SUBJECT CONTENT PRESENTED IN THE COURSE. THE COURSE COULD VARY PRESENTED IN THE COURSE. THE COURSE COULD VARY THE CULTURAL CONTENT PRESENTED IN THE THE CULTURAL CONTENT PRESENTED IN THE READINGS WHICH BASICALLY DEAL WITH THE READINGS WHICH BASICALLY DEAL WITH THE COLOMBIAN CONTEXT. TALKING ABOUT THE COLOMBIAN CONTEXT. TALKING ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM AND THE RESOURCES TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM AND THE RESOURCES USED IN THE COURSE, IT MUST BE SAID THAT IT IS USED IN THE COURSE, IT MUST BE SAID THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ACCESS A GLOBAL USER. APPROPRIATE TO ACCESS A GLOBAL USER.

THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THE COMPUTING AND THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THE COMPUTING AND TELEMATICS INFRASTRUCTURE PRESENT IN THE TELEMATICS INFRASTRUCTURE PRESENT IN THE TOWN OF CIMITARRA IN SANTANDER . THIS IS TOWN OF CIMITARRA IN SANTANDER . THIS IS SMALL TOWN WHICH IS MAINLY RURAL AND WITH A SMALL TOWN WHICH IS MAINLY RURAL AND WITH A BASIC TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTING OF FEW HIGH-TECH COMPUTERS AND CONSISTING OF FEW HIGH-TECH COMPUTERS AND WIRELESS SYSTEMS. WIRELESS SYSTEMS. THERE ARE NO FIBER-OPTICS THERE ARE NO FIBER-OPTICS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. THE OTHER RELEVANT PROBLEM REGARDING THE OTHER RELEVANT PROBLEM REGARDING DIRECTLY TO THE PROGRAM OF “INGLÉS Y DIRECTLY TO THE PROGRAM OF “INGLÉS Y VIRTUALIDAD” CONCERNS ABOUT THE VIRTUALIDAD” CONCERNS ABOUT THE PEDAGOGICAL ASPECT I.E. PEDAGOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL ASPECT I.E. PEDAGOGICAL LIMITATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONAL TERMS. THERE IS LIMITATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONAL TERMS. THERE IS NOT AN ADEQUATE BALANCE BETWEEN THE NOT AN ADEQUATE BALANCE BETWEEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TASKS AND THE TIME COMPLEXITY OF THE TASKS AND THE TIME ASSIGNED TO THEM. THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE ASSIGNED TO THEM. THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE PACING OF THE COURSE WHICH LEADS TEACHERS PACING OF THE COURSE WHICH LEADS TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO GET IN TROUBLE KEEPING UP AND STUDENTS TO GET IN TROUBLE KEEPING UP THE SCHEDULE PROPOSED.THE SCHEDULE PROPOSED.

THE FIRST TREND IS THE INCORPORATION OF THE FIRST TREND IS THE INCORPORATION OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION IN PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES. VIRTUAL EDUCATION IN PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES. THIS TENDENCY CAN BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE THIS TENDENCY CAN BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE VERY CURRICULUM OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT VERY CURRICULUM OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT THE SCHOOL. WE, AS ENGLISH TEACHERS, HAVE SEEN THE SCHOOL. WE, AS ENGLISH TEACHERS, HAVE SEEN THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT AND INCORPORATE THESE THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT AND INCORPORATE THESE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS INTO OUR DAY-TO-DAY TEACHING VIRTUAL PROGRAMS INTO OUR DAY-TO-DAY TEACHING PRACTICE AND STUDY PLANS. THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS PRACTICE AND STUDY PLANS. THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS GIVEN STUDENTS A HEAD START IN THE MANAGEMENT GIVEN STUDENTS A HEAD START IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PLATFORMS AND VIRTUAL COURSES. IT HAS GIVEN OF PLATFORMS AND VIRTUAL COURSES. IT HAS GIVEN THEM A MINIMAL TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ON HOW THEM A MINIMAL TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO USE COMPUTERS, NAVIGATION TOOLS AND OTHER TO USE COMPUTERS, NAVIGATION TOOLS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES. THE OTHER TENDENCY IS TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES. THE OTHER TENDENCY IS THAT VIRTUAL EDUCATION IS NOW CONSIDERED AN THAT VIRTUAL EDUCATION IS NOW CONSIDERED AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING INTEGRAL PART OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS AND NOT JUST LIKE A MERE INSTRUMENT PROCESS AND NOT JUST LIKE A MERE INSTRUMENT AUXILIARY OF THE TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE AUXILIARY OF THE TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION. EDUCATION.

A FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO INSTITUTIONS A FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO INSTITUTIONS SEEKING TO OFFER PROGRAMS OR COURSES SEEKING TO OFFER PROGRAMS OR COURSES ONLINE IS TO INCORPORATE ALL THE EIGHT ONLINE IS TO INCORPORATE ALL THE EIGHT QUALITY COMPONENTS OF WEB COURSES QUALITY COMPONENTS OF WEB COURSES PROPOSED BY PROPOSED BY POLYSON, SALTZBERG Y GODWIN-POLYSON, SALTZBERG Y GODWIN-JONES (1996), JONES (1996), BEFORE LAUNCHING INTO A FULL BEFORE LAUNCHING INTO A FULL STRUCTURED ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURED ONLINE COURSE

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