EDTC 510
Foundations of Distance Education and
Training
This is the first course offered as part of the program. Foundations of Distance Education and Training This course focuses on the principles of distance education as a medium for course, degree or training-based instruction. The history, philosophies and best practices associated with distance learning will be presented and analyzed. Current critical issues that impact the teaching/learning environment in distance delivery modalities also will be examined.This was the first and definitely the toughest of all the classes. We had more than 6 weeks worth of curriculum all packed into 4 weeks. I'm sure the rigors of this course weeded out many potential candidates. Nearly everything we've done since can be tied back to this class. We were introduced to the terms synchronous and asynchronous communications. Plus we were given the opportunity to explore other programs and compare and contrast the strengths of each with UOP.