Distance Education Delivery Strategies
| Pure Traditional (digital) correspondence course | PureAsynchronous | Pure Synchronous | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formal “class” time | None specified | None specified | Formal specified time for instruction |
| Technology applications | Deliver information and instruction, provide interactive learning activities, support asynchronous communication | Deliver information and instruction, provide interactive learning activities, support asynchronous communication | Deliver presentation, support synchronous communication |
| Course materials | Instructions, text- and graphic-based resources, assignment submission information | Instructions, text- and graphic-based content resources, assignment submission information communication vehicles | Announcements, supporting handouts |
| Types of instructional activities | Self-study, reading, research, individual develops and submits projects | Self-study, group projects using shared workspaces and communication vehicles | Presentation, discussion, and live-interactive events, i.e., polling/voting, etc. |
| Access to Instructor | Feedback after assignment submission or as requested | Discussions, feedback asynchronously | During live-broadcast |
| Access to other learners | Generally, none provided | Discussions, group work, peer review, feedback | During live-broadcast |
| Types of communications | Email, listservs, bulletin boards | Audio-, text-, and video conferencing, |
| Formal “class” time | None specified | None specified | Formal specified time for instruction |
| Technology applications | Deliver information and instruction, provide interactive learning activities, support asynchronous communication | Deliver information and instruction, provide interactive learning activities, support asynchronous communication | Deliver presentation, support synchronous communication |
| Course materials | Instructions, text- and graphic-based resources, assignment submission information | Instructions, text- and graphic-based content resources, assignment submission information communication vehicles | Announcements, supporting handouts |
| Types of instructional activities | Self-study, reading, research, individual develops and submits projects | Self-study, group projects using shared workspaces and communication vehicles | Presentation, discussion, and live-interactive events, i.e., polling/voting, etc. |
| Access to Instructor | Feedback after assignment submission or as requested | Discussions, feedback asynchronously | During live-broadcast |
| Access to other learners | Generally, none provided | Discussions, group work, peer review, feedback | During live-broadcast |
| Types of communications | Email, listservs, bulletin boards | Audio-, text-, and video conferencing, |