Advantages and Disadvantages of using distance education tools in instructional design

1. Distance Education Tools in
Instructional Design

2. What are the advantages of using tools
in distance education?
• Student Collaboration
• Expression of Creativity
• Student Engagement
• Communication with students and parents
• Greater ability to do work at home

3. Are there any disadvantage?
• Lack of desire for instructor to learn new tools
• Class time for student to implement new tools
• Technology constantly changing

4. Commonly Used Tools
• Google +
• Blogs and Wikis

5. Google +
• An easy way to share documents and
collaborate with other students through video
conferencing

6. Blogs and Wikis
• Share knowledge with your classmates and
work as groups on projects

7. Distance Education
Tools….a great way to
enhance your
instructional design