Distance Ed at OC

• PRINT-BASED - All materials and texts are print-based and a computer is not required.
• PRINT-BASED PLUS - All materials and texts are print-based plus students may correspond by e-mail and submit assignments online.
• ONLINE: SELF-PACED - All or most of the course material is online and students work at their own pace within a set time frame.
• ONLINE: TUTOR-PACED – All or most of the course material is online and students work at a pace set by the tutor.

A checklist for making sure your Distance Course is ready to run in Moodle
A checklist for making sure your Distance Course is ready to run in Blackboard CE 8
A self-evaluation rubric for your Distance Course

• Synchronous Cohort Distance Learning - a group of students and an instructor, all in separate locations, meet at the same time in a virtual classroom environment (Blackboard Collaborate, Adobe Connect, telephone conference) - overcomes geographic, but not temporal, obstacles to learning.
• Asynchronous Cohort Distance Learning- students and an instructor move together through the weekly content of an online course. They communicate by email and discussion postings. - overcomes temporal (and possibly geographic) obstacles to learning.
• Continuous Intake - students start at any time and work at their own pace through the content of an online course. They have a course instructor to communicate with, grade and give feedback on assignments.
• Self-study - students work through the content of an online course at their own pace. There is no instructor contact.