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EDNET Faculty Training
Any Time, Any Place, Any Path, Any Pace!
Distance Education Endorsement
Certifying Teachers as Distance Learning Specialists
PDF Document
Technological Horizons in Education published an article about the Distance Learning Endorsement program at Utah State University. As the viability of using distance learning (DL) to reach students increases for school districts, there is a need for sound methodology on how to teach using the medium. How can instructors transition from relating to a warm body to relating to the camera? Are there established certification standards for instructors to teach over the information highway? What skills do instructors need to effectively teach using remote learning technologies?
Certifying Teachers as Distance Learning Specialists
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A2754.cfm
Article in T.H.E. Journal
Distance Learning Endorsement Form from the USOE
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/cert/endorsements/DISTLEAR.htm
Download the Distance Learning Endorsement Form from the USOE office of Certification. Be sure to print off this document and mail to George with the necessary accompanying documentation. If you wish to have a new teaching license printed up, be sure to include a check for $10.00 made payable to the Utah State Office of Education. Mail your materials to:
George T. W. Miller Jr.
Distance Learning Training Specialist
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Distance Learning Endorsement Application Form
PDF Document
Before you start any course work towards the Distance Learning Endorsement, you will want to obtain the copy of the form you will fill out when classwork and all other activities are done. This form should be submitted to USOE (Send to George Miller--the address is listed on the form) and it will be processed. The Distance Learning Endorsement, like all other endorsements you have, will show up on the CACTUS Database system atthe Utah State Office of Education. You may wish to obtain a new teaching license showing the new endorsement. There is a $15 charge and it is optional. The pdf form is a two-page document.....
Skills of a Distance Educator
PDF Document
A Review of the Literature. Alan Young
Instructional Technology, Utah State University, Fall, 1997. Because of the unique characteristics of distance education, teachers must learn new skills to be successful at helping students learn in this environment. These skills are in the areas of technology, students, the distance education team, and instructional design.
University of Phoenix Online Master's Degree and Endorsement Program in
Adult Education Distance Learning NEW
http://onlinemaed.com/MAED_Adult_Education_Distance_Learning.asp
The Master of Arts in Education degree program is designed to meet the specific needs of educators through specialization in several areas - Administration and Supervision, Adult Education and Distance Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum and
Technology, Early Childhood Education, Educational Counseling, Special Education, and Elementary and Secondary Teacher Education. Each area of specialization offers courses developed to enhance and refine the skills of the individual whether an administrator, educational counselor, classroom teacher, or corporate trainer. This program has been reviewed by the Utah State Office of Education. If you are interested in obtaining your distance learning endorsement through this program please contact George Miller at USOE (george.miller@schools.utah.gov) for additional information regarding this fine program. Additional requirements not listed with the University of
Phoenix are required to obtain Utah's Distance Learning Endorsement.
University of Wisconsin Distance Education Certificate Program
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/depd/
Develop your knowledge and skills in distance education and training. The Distance Education Professional Development (DEPD) Program is designed to build or enhance your professional knowledge, skills, and leadership in distance/online education and training. Through a flexible, learner-centered curriculum, the program integrates core knowledge with practical applications in work settings. The courses are presented via the Internet, audioconferencing, and modular print formats so travel is not required. People may enroll in courses on a certificate or non-certificate basis. Visit the University of Wisconsin/Madison to learn more.
USU's Distance Learning Endorsement Program
http://dlendorsement.usu.edu/
The Distance Learning Endorsement program is designed to help teachers, educational technology coordinators, and school administrators become proficient in a wide range of tools and techniques involved in distance learning. The skills gained can be applied in courses taught at a distance, or as a technology enhancement in traditional classroom settings. Get additional information about the Distance Learning Endorsement Workshop.
Utah's Distance Learning Endorsement
PowerPoint
A brief overview of the Distance Learning Endorsement project sponsored
by Utah State University, Utah Education Network and Utah State Office of
Education. Long Version (17 slides)
Westminster College Summer 2003 Distance Learning Endorsement Program
http://people.westminstercollege.edu/faculty/dstokes/DLE/ Westminster College is announcing their second annual Distance Learning Endorsement during the summer of 2003. A six-week intensive program, part of the Master's Degree in Instructional Technology will be offered during June and July of 2003. The EDNET Faculty Training Workshop will be part of this exciting hands-on approach to one of educations most versatile of tools--Distance Learning. Successful completors of the program not only earn the USOE endorsement for distance learning, but the EDNET Faculty Training Certificate, allowing them to teach over Utah's EDNET system. For more information contact Dr. Dave Stokes at Westminster College at (801) 832-2490 or George Miller at USOE at 801-538-7790, or visit the website.
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USOE Distance Learning Training Specialist (K-12):
George T.W. Miller Jr. This site last updated March 8, 2007
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