Sport Management Online Education: A View Toward

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Sport Management Online Education: A View Toward the Future Robert Case, PhD Sport Management Program Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529 rcase@odu.edu 757-469-9695 cell & text History Online education first started out as distance learning or correspondence courses where students were mailed books and study guides. This was before the internet. Quality control of these courses was very difficult to manage. This presenter remembers teaching a Sport and Society course through Montana State University back in the 1980s where lectures were video taped and send to libraries throughout Montana along with a textbook and study guide. Once a week a conference call would take place with the instructor and students throughout the state. The power of technology was realized even back in those days as top sport figures from throughout the United States could be brought into the conference call discussions with the class. Sometimes the course instructor would travel to locations throughout Montana where students were gathered to meet the students and conduct the conference call from their location. This “personal touch” was very valuable in adding a personal side to the class. Some years later the same instructor was introduced to Teletechnic Satellite technology where classes could be taught in a classroom and beamed out to students who were located many miles away at Teletechnic Centers. This method of instruction was useful in offering classes to Navy personnel who were stationed on aircraft carriers throughout the world. Then came the internet and online education as we know it. Student can now go online to watch and interact with class in a variety of ways. The Times They Are A Changing More and more online sport management programs (undergraduate and graduate) are being added with each passing year. Some of the online programs have a residency requirement. Some of the online programs are online but still meet face to face via technology (e.g., Zoom, WebEx). The Times They Are A Changing Some of the programs are Blackboard or Canvas based and include powerpoint slides, audio capabilities, videos, discussion boards, blogs, textbook readings, case studies, chapter review questions, application questions, group presentations, interactive exercises, etc. Some of the programs have a PLE learning environment where a written narrative is developed and content is provided along with a series of assignments that are timeline and deadline oriented. Changes can be made to the PLE environment very quickly. Faculty training and IT