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ED466057 - The North Carolina Partnership Training System: Distance Education Project. Final Report

Category
Executive Agency Publications
Collection
Education Reports from ERIC
SuDoc Class Number
ED 1.615:
Date Issued
December 1, 2001
Source Institution
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill
Sponsoring Agency
Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS),Washington, DC
Publication Type
Reports - Descriptive
Subject
Behavior Disorders, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Disabilities, Online Courses, Partnerships in Education, State Universities, Teacher Certification
Identifiers
North Caro
Abstract
This final report describes accomplishments and activities of the North Carolina Partnership Training System Distance Education Project, a 3-year federally supported project to establish a distance education personnel development program to prepare more qualified and certified teachers for students with behavioral and/or emotional handicaps (BEH), or learning disabilities (LD). Major programmatic features included: (1) collaborative ,trainingpartnerships among six state universities and the State Department of Public Instruction; (2) development of six online courses leading to certification; (3) a student enrollment and assistance system; and (4) a performance-based approach to instruction. Approximately 169 to 225 participants became eligible for certification in LD and/or BEH. Appendices comprise most of the document and include: participant and expert course evaluations; a paper on student perceptions of distance learning; examples of forms, letters, and flyers used; summaries of advisory board meetings; examples of subcontracts; course syllabi; examples of online course projects; and course documents including lecture notes and online discussion forums.