Not too Crafty!!!

I think that Distance Education has been widely accepted but now the necessary foundations need to be recognized and adhered to in the class structure. The two concepts that are similar but poignant in our need to evolve are the equivalency theory and the craft approach. Both of these concepts have similar foundations, which are that lessons from the classroom cannot be duplicated online; they have to assume the format of online learning. I think that distance learning for businesses, higher education and even k-12 are growing at an exponential rate but unless the lessons are proactive in their design Distance learning will lose its credibility. I think it is important that programs such as the one that I am enrolled in exist to educate educators in the intricate differences in teaching online. That is not to say that distance education isn’t also going to change drastically while it is being shaped and that is the greatest challenge when you are working with technology. It is important to keep abreast of the changes but also make sure that we are buying into the right resources, the ones that are going to diffuse and go the distance (no pun intended).