The Quarterly Review of Distance Education · 2005 · 11 citations · 4 references
EducationEducational TechnologyHigher EducationDistance EducationInstruction In Higher EducationInstructional DesignDistance LearningInstructional DeliveryInstructional Design For Distance EducationOnline LearningTechnology IntegrationDistance Higher EducationDistance Learning SupportEducational ProgramsFaculty PromotionInstitutional Support StructuresTechnical InfrastructureTechnological InfrastructureTraining
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.
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