announce the creation of
The International Center for Distance Learning Research and Praxis:
Strengthening and promoting education practitioners worldwide through research on Distance Learning
Background
Our global borders are quickly vanishing. People of diverse cultures, genders, nationalities, and age groups abound. Even in the midst of this global shift, education remains the most powerful platform to progress in our “flat world”. Distance learning opens the opportunities to obtain education without the constraints of location and time. It is the national skill needed in the 21st century.
Purpose
The International Center for Distance Learning Research and Praxis is a practitioner’s resource for Distance Learning research and its influence on Pre-K through Grade 12, higher education, home school, continuing education, corporate training, military and government training, and telemedicine. The focus of the Center is on research to guide the development of policy and application for distance learning. It strengthens the connections between education research and the worlds of policy and practice in Distance Learning. The Center examines and supports Distance Learning programs and serves as a conduit for transferring knowledge and solutions to solve global problems and launch international initiatives. By serving as a repository for best practices and by engaging successful practitioners in distance learning ventures, the Center seeks to advance education and lifelong learning using effective distance learning to achieve positive results.
Location
The Center is located at the Fischler School of Education and Human Services (FSEHS), Nova Southeastern University (NSU), 1750 NE 167th Street in North Miami Beach, FL and at the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Building at 8 Winter Street, Suite 508 in Boston, MA. The Center is operated through a joint partnership between NSU-FSEHS and the USDLA. This joint partnership affords an established reputation that bridges numerous programs of postgraduate study in the fields of education and related human services from NSU-FSEHS with the well-respected independent work drawing from USDLA’s distinguished board and advisory members.
Activities
The Center conducts original research, undertakes evaluation and training consultancies, publishes reviews and summaries, and engages in professional development activities related to Distance Learning. The research scope is broad and far-reaching ranging from learning and teaching application, financial and issues of access, the strategic use of technology in distance learning settings, and other factors that may influence distance education. These activities contribute to setting the research agenda particularly in relation to basic education, teacher training and higher education.
Contact USDLA for more information at 1.800.275.5162.
