Curriculum

Our curriculum of courses covers all central aspects of distance education including teaching, learning, technology, instructional design, evaluation, learner support services, and management. You may select individual courses that meet your immediate needs or enroll in a Certificate Program of core modules and electives.

For course descriptions, see the thumbnails or click on each course in the curriculum below.

The DECP Course Curriculum

**Orientation & Core Modules (print/CD-ROM format)**
Course Number and Title	CEUs	Schedule	Plan D or Single Course Cost
0099 Orientation Planning	0.5	Upon enrollment	$50
0101 Learning at a Distance	3.0	Self-paced, anytime	$490
0102 Distance Education Technology	3.0	Self-paced, anytime	$490
0103 Instructional Systems Design	3.0	Self-paced, anytime	$490
0104 Evaluation in Distance Education	3.0	Self-paced, anytime	$490
0400 Capstone Report	0.5	After completing 19.5 CEUs	$50

See the Collaborative Learning Track curriculum for scheduled online core modules.

**Standard Electives**
Format	CEUs	Schedule	Plan D or Single Course Cost	Upcoming Dates
Print or web-based format
0201 Learner Support Services (print format)	2.0	Self-paced, anytime	$390	Self-paced
0315 Blogs and Blogging (web format)	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	$195	Self-paced
0316 Exploring the World of Wikis (web format)	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	$195	Self-paced
0350 Online Facilitation Techniques (web format)	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	$195	Self-paced
Individualized experiences
0221 Learning Contract	up to 2.0	Self-paced, anytime	$195/CEU	Self-paced
0002 Annual Conference on Distance Learning	2.0	Summer	$410	August 5-8, 2008
Audio/web conference seminars
0232 Interactive Strategies for Video Courses	1.0	Winter	$195	March 11, 2008; 11:00-1:30 pm CDT
0233 Strategies for Web Conferencing	1.0	Winter	$195	February 13, 2008; 11:00-1:15 pm CST
0238 Managing Distance Education in Corporate Settings	1.0	Fall	$195	To be announced
0239 Managing Distance Learning in Higher Education	1.0	Spring	$195	May 6, 2008; 11:00-1:15 pm CDT
Internet seminars
0300 Introduction to Online Learning	2.0	Fall	$390	Sept. 8-Oct. 3, 2008
0301 Group Processes for Online Learning	2.0	Fall Summer	$390	June 2-27, 2008 Oct. 20-Nov. 14, 2008
0302 Designing for Online Learning	2.0	Fall Spring	$390	April 14-May 9, 2008 Nov. 17 - Dec. 13, 2008
0340 Special Topics in Distance Education	up to 2.0	Winter Spring	$195/CEU	Feb.-May 2009

Electives 0232 through 0239 are two-hour seminars conducted via audio (telephone) conferencing with print or Web resources. Each is usually offered once a year.

Electives 0300, 0301, and 0302 are four-week courses conducted via the Internet with web materials and discussion board activities. Each is offered once or twice a year.