Draft+of+Independent+Study+Outline

**-- independent study model** (May 10 draft)
- e-mail - decide on either a blog or wiki for the three of us to use to post links, discussion and ideas
 * Communication / Collaboration**

- conduct an online class in Elluminate - create a collaborative Cmap activity showing distance learning "domain" w/ researchers - create an extended or active learning module in Second Life - opencroquet.org, quak.com
 * Hands-On Learning**

- required texts - Clayton Christensen on innovation & disruptive technology (school disruption book coming soon) - various distance learning models, case studies and other research
 * Readings**

- Expand your knowledge of learning theory to ePedagogy, or "A Learning Theory and Best Practices for Effective Distance Learning"
 * Theory**

- Distance Learning Will Likely Be a Disruptive Technology to Mainstream Education: Here's Why, What We May Do, and What a New Model of School May Look Like --> Aim for publication of both or a combined article --> Conference presentation: How Schools Can Embrace Distance Learning to Support True Transformative Change
 * Academic Writing**

//- include Clayton Christensen's ideas//

- Create an online course / course module //using the technologies and pedagogies you learn about in the course//
 * Project (may be for faculty, administrators, tech folks or students)**

Due dates and greater definition of projects/papers Meeting dates, times, venues
 * NEED:**