Distance Education Training for Distance Education Trainers: The "Roadmap to Effective Distance Education Instructional Design" Project

Abstract

Background More than a technological infrastructure is necessary to effectively encourage and train faculty members to teach at a distance. Other components, primarily focused on providing institutional support to assist a faculty member’s development, such as teaching incentives, instructional design support, and technology training, have been shown to be necessary in creating successful distance education training and development programs (Berge, 2001). Spotts (1999) indicated that if instructors are expected to use instructional technologies, they need technical support and training.