Engaging Distance Learners in Cooperative Extension

Senior with a laptopDistance education allows organizations to reach broader audiences, reduce costs per learner, and better serve communities. This 4-page fact sheet discusses how to incorporate the best practices for engaging learners in online distance education programs. Written by Austen Moore and Amy Harder, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2013.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc142

Instructional Methods for Distance Education (AEC345/WC026)

Web camera on laptop staring at you.Much of the time, teaching with distance education technologies is a matter of adapting the teaching styles and instructional methods teachers have been using for years in the traditional classroom. This 5-page fact sheet applies basic teaching principles to distance education technologies. Written by Ricky W. Telg, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, September 2012.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc026