I designed and developed the Organic Transition Course for The Rodale Institute. This 15-hour online program was designed to help individuals understand the National Organic Standards and use them as the framework for making the transition to organic production. The course was designed so that individuals in rural areas could access the course through a dial-up modem.

Adult Learning Theory, ADDIE Model, and Bloom's Taxonomy

I believe in Bruner's Constructivism whereas learning is an active process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current/past knowledge.

I use the ADDIE Model for course development. I gather and distribute information during each phase. The project's success hinges upon ongoing evaluation and feedback.

• Analyzing a problem
• Designing a specification
• Developing the course
• Implementing the solution
• Evaluating the course

Bloom's Taxonomy addresses five levels of performance.

• Evaluation (developing opinions or making decisions about issues)
• Synthesis (combining ideas to form a new whole, and creating a unique, original product)
• Analysis (separating a whole into component parts, and identifying motives)
• Application (applying information to produce a result, using facts, rules and principles, and solving problems)
• Comprehension (describing in one's own words, organizing and selecting facts, and interpreting)
• Knowledge (recognizing, remembering, and recalling information

I wrote these guidlines for distance education educators.

Best Practices Manual
This manual lays a foundation for best practices in distance education for educators. The topics include domestic and global diversity issues, distance education issues, key points in distance education history, learning objectives, communication, technological modes, learner attributes, theoretical framework, student, teacher, administrative, and staff issues, copyright and handouts issues, communication tools, and assessment and evaluation issues.

Educational Comparison and Implementation of Distance Education in India
The problems identified by the distance education students in India have a striking similarity to the problems voiced by the distance education students in the U.S. This paper analyzes aspects of the implementation of distance education in India and how the country is implementing measures to improve the ability to deliver distance education to more students.