| Many people are using distance learning to their | | | | teacher is saying? These are all things to consider. |
| advantage, especially home schoolers. Working in | | | | Which subjects make the best candidates for |
| the comfort of your own home but still being able | | | | distance learning? Usually subjects that traditionally |
| to interact with people in other places is a huge | | | | required student interaction, such as English class |
| advantage that is made possible of the | | | | or foreign languages, don't make very good |
| accessibility of the internet. So, if you are making | | | | candidates for distance learning. Too much is lost |
| distance learning lesson plans involving technology, | | | | by not being able to interact directly with other |
| here are some things you should consider. | | | | students and teachers, that such a course would |
| You should consider why you need to use | | | | not give the student the full experience necessary |
| distance learning and why you need technology | | | | to make it useful. Instead, physics or |
| for a particular subject. Can you get the same | | | | mathematics courses are pretty good candidates |
| educational materials from a textbook? Which | | | | since most of the studying is done out of the |
| technologies do you plan on using? You can use | | | | book by the student. A student can always refer |
| the internet to gather material from the internet | | | | to his book if he needs, but the same isn't always |
| or you can join a "tele-classroom" and watch | | | | true of other classes. |
| lectures, live or pre-recorded, on the internet, but | | | | When you've considered these points, you'll be in |
| do these tools have any advantage over the | | | | a good position to make the lesson plan for |
| conventional route? If you experience "technical | | | | distance learning. Remember to consider other |
| difficulties" in the middle of the lesson, will you | | | | options before going straight to a technology |
| miss a lot or be able to go back and see what | | | | solution, since it can complicate things quite a bit. |
| you missed? Will you be able to hear the lecture | | | | Sometimes, the best option IS distance learning, |
| or ask questions if you don't understand what the | | | | so good luck. |