Educational technology and distance education in central Florida: An assessment of capabilities

Abstract

Abstract The Faculty Development Group of the Central Florida Consortium of Higher Education (CFCHE) developed a needs assessment to address the capabilities and experience of CFCHE faculty with distance education, educational technologies, and instructional design. Assessment results include 1) the factors perceived by instructors as most important for both promoting and inhibiting the learning of new educational technologies; 2) distance education experience with and interest in various delivery approaches; and 3) the extent to which CFCHE faculty possess the necessary instructional design skills to initiate distance education courses. These results may provide information that is beneficial to institutions planning distance education initiatives.