Core Competencies and Characteristics
| Core Competencies | Characteristics of Core Competencies |
|---|---|
| Destination 1: Adult learning & understanding teaching at a distance | Learning theory |
| Learning styles | |
| Methods for teaching adults | |
| Motivation | |
| Characteristics of distance learners | |
| Differences between distance and traditional environments | |
| Overview of effective distance teaching practices | |
| Destination 2: Instructional design & course development | Needs assessment |
| Writing objectives | |
| Choosing content and methods | |
| Choosing delivery strategies | |
| Assessment | |
| Roles of a development team | |
| Best practices | |
| Destination 3: Delivery strategies for teaching at a distance & instructional technology resources | Web delivery/learning management systems |
| Equipment/hardware (including video, CD-ROM/DVD) | |
| Communication tools | |
| Software (including course management systems, graphics) | |
| Expertise | |
| Technical support | |
| Funding | |
| Destination 4: Advanced interaction methods & accessibility | Threaded discussions/chats as tools for communication |
| Interactive teaching strategies | |
| Types of disabilities | |
| Legislation | |
| Considerations and options for designers | |
| Destination 5: Planning and conducting evaluation & evaluation analysis and reporting | Purposes |
| Formative and summative evaluation | |
| Evaluation methods (surveys, focus groups, rubrics) | |
| Challenges of collecting data online | |
| Analyzing data | |
| Reporting results | |
| Destination 6: Administrative issues & training and support | Principles of best practices |
| Marketing | |
| Copyright | |
| Training of faculty and students | |
| Student support services |
| Core Competencies | Characteristics of Core Competencies |
|---|---|
| Destination 1: Adult learning & understanding teaching at a distance | Learning theory |
| Learning styles | |
| Methods for teaching adults | |
| Motivation | |
| Characteristics of distance learners | |
| Differences between distance and traditional environments | |
| Overview of effective distance teaching practices | |
| Destination 2: Instructional design & course development | Needs assessment |
| Writing objectives | |
| Choosing content and methods | |
| Choosing delivery strategies | |
| Assessment | |
| Roles of a development team | |
| Best practices | |
| Destination 3: Delivery strategies for teaching at a distance & instructional technology resources | Web delivery/learning management systems |
| Equipment/hardware (including video, CD-ROM/DVD) | |
| Communication tools | |
| Software (including course management systems, graphics) | |
| Expertise | |
| Technical support | |
| Funding | |
| Destination 4: Advanced interaction methods & accessibility | Threaded discussions/chats as tools for communication |
| Interactive teaching strategies | |
| Types of disabilities | |
| Legislation | |
| Considerations and options for designers | |
| Destination 5: Planning and conducting evaluation & evaluation analysis and reporting | Purposes |
| Formative and summative evaluation | |
| Evaluation methods (surveys, focus groups, rubrics) | |
| Challenges of collecting data online | |
| Analyzing data | |
| Reporting results | |
| Destination 6: Administrative issues & training and support | Principles of best practices |
| Marketing | |
| Copyright | |
| Training of faculty and students | |
| Student support services |
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