On your journey, you will discover several road markers to guide you. Below is a short description of what each marker means.

	Support Materials: Downloadable materials you can print to help you develop distance education courses.
	References: Links to online references or citations for printed materials that pertain to distance education.
	Glossary: Key terms are compiled into a glossary.
	Video:  Video clips or PowerPoint slides.
	Driving Skills: This graphic signifies the driving skills or objectives for a particular destination.

Roadmap to Effective Distance Education Instructional Design uses the following plug-ins and players to watch, view, download, or print documents. You will need to have the following software installed on your computer:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 - Download Acrobat Reader 6.0
• RealPlayer - Download the RealPlayer
• RealPlayer for Mac users - Download the RealPlayer for Mac OS X
• Macromedia Flash Player 6- Download the Macromedia Flash Player

We recommend that you use RealPlayer to open the video files.

Now, let's start with Destination 1: Differences Between Distance and Traditional Education.