Class Map Sample
The following map was created by students in a distance
learning class, and was used to reduce
the sense of Transactional
Distance (TD) during the course. (SITE
2008 Resources)
Transactional distance is the cognitive space between
learning peers, teachers and content in a distance learning setting.
Transactional Distance (TD) refers to a physical separation that causes a
psychological and communicative chasm--a potential fall-space of
misunderstanding between the actors (instructor and learner) in an educative
event.
Student Instructions:
Add your locations to our class
map
Let us follow your travels!
1. Find your Latitude and Longitude by typing in an address or city at a
website like http://www.maporama.com
(From Google Maps, you can focus down to a location, double click to center
the page and then find the lat and long in the "paste link in email or IM"
statement)
2. Follow the "Online Spreadsheet" link just above our class map (http://www.editgrid.com/user/tcavanau/ClassMap)
3. Go to the spreadsheet with the name of your class
4. Add your name, location information, latitude and longitude as decimals
into the spreadsheet. After adding your information, click the close button
above the spreadsheet.
5. Return to the class map and refresh or reload the view to see your
location. You can click on any map pin to see the details about that location
