UArizona readies online education program

UArizona's distance learning program is ready to take on new challenges.

DIGITALLY.BRIAN BRENNAN 14-25 THEUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA RAMPEDUP ONLINE LEARNING LIKE NEVERBEFORE.

WE TALKED TO THEMABOUT LESSONS LEARNED AND HOWSOME OF THAT MIGHT APPLY TOK-12 EDUCATION.

VO--- ONLINEEDUCATION CAN TAKE MANYFORMS... AND CAN BE PRETTYINTERACTIVE.

EXPERTS SAY ITSNOT A PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FORFACE TO FACE LEARNING BUT ITDOES HAVE BENIFITS.

IT CANALLOW COLLEGE STUDENTS TOLEARN AT THEIR OWN PACE... ANDMANY TEACHING TECHNIQUES LIKEWORKING IN SMALLER GROUPS ANDPRACTICE QUIZZES CAN ALL BEDONE ONLINE.

EVERY COURSE ATTHE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NOWHAS AT LEAST SOME ONLINECOMPONENT.

AND THEY ARECURRENTLY ADAPTING A COURSE ONHOW TO TEACH ONLINE FOR K-12TEACHERS.

MELODY BUCKNERASSOC.

VICE PROVOST FORDIGITAL LEARNING 19:54-20:05WE LIMIT THE TIME ON THESCREEN, WE ENGAGE WITH THEM,WE GIVE THEM ACTIVITIES TO DOAND THEN ALLOW THEM TO GO DOACTIVITIES.

VO- ASSOCIATE VICEPROVOST FOR DIGITAL LEARNINGMELODY BUCKNER SAYSADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADEFOR AGE AND MATURITY LEVELS...AND PARENTS WILL NEED TO BEMORE INVOLVED TO HELP KEEPYOUNGER CHILDREN ON TRACK.BUCKNER SAYS A PHONE ORFACETIME CONVERSATION WITH THETEACHER MIGHT HELP LITTLE ONESFEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THECOURSE.

BRIAN TAG 06-09 BRIANBRENNAN KGUN NINE ON YOURSIDE.LEARNING LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

WETALKED TO THEM ABOUT LESSONSLEARNED AND HOW SOME OF THATMIGHT APPLY TO K-12 EDUCATION.VO--- ONLINE EDUCATION CAN TAKEMANY FORMS... AND CAN BE PRETTYINTERACTIVE.

EXPERTS SAY ITSNOT A PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FORFACE TO FACE LEARNING BUT ITDOES HAVE BENIFITS.

IT CANALLOW COLLEGE STUDENTS TO LEARNAT THEIR OWN PACE... AND MANYTEACHING TECHNIQUES LIKEWORKING IN SMALLER GROUPS ANDPRACTICE QUIZZES CAN ALL BEDONE ONLINE.

EVERY COURSE ATTHE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NOWHAS AT LEAST SOME ONLINECOMPONENT.

AND THEY ARECURRENTLY ADAPTING A COURSE ONW TO TEACH ONLINE FOR K-12ACHERSMODY BUCKNER ASSOC.CE PROARNING 19:54-205E LIMITE TIME ONEM TO GDACTIVITIES.

VO-SOCIATEICE PROVOST FORGITALEARNIDE FOR END MATURITYVELS... AND PTO BE MORE INVOLVED TO HELPEP YOCKNER SAYS A PHONE ORFACETIME CONVERSATION WITH THEACEL MORE CONNECTED TO THEURSEBBRE