Session Number	Classroom Content Hours Per Week	Counsel and Advisement Hours Per Week	Student Assessment Hours Per Week	Total Contact Hours	Percent Per Session
1	2.75	3.75		6.50	4.8
2	2.75	3.50		6.25	4.5
3	2.75	2.50		5.25	3.8
4	2.75	1.50	22.00	26.25	20.0
5	2.75	1.50		4.25	3.1
6	2.75	1.50		4.25	3.1
7	2.75	1.50		4.25	3.1
8	2.75	1.50		4.25	3.1
9	2.75	1.50		4.25	3.1
10	2.75	1.50	33.00	37.25	27.0
11	2.75	1.50		4.25	3.1
12	2.75	1.50		4.25	3.1
13	2.75	3.50		6.25	4.5
14	2.75	3.50		6.25	4.5
15	2.75	4.50	5.50	12.75	9.2
Teaching Load	41.25	34.75	60.50	136.50
Percent	30.0	26.0	44.0		100.0

Table 1. GITED 511, Technology and Education, Traditional Format

Session Number	Delivery of Instructional Content (Threaded Posts and Online Chats)
	Instances	Student Input (Words)	Instructor Response (Words)
1	1	166	0
2	1	31	0
3	0	0	0
4	12	2325	80
5	15	3520	307
6	20	4779	722
7	25	5994	978
8	27	1583	507
8	Chat	4108	812
9	30	4099	109
10	23	1060	0
11	22	129	0
12	21	344	130
13	25	1584	630
13	Chat	5003	1008
14	29	2452	795
15	32	5288	1210
15	Chat	8916	1605
Totals	283	51,381	8893
Teaching Load	71.50 hours		3.75 hours

Table 2. Distance Learning Format, Instructional Content

Session Number	Counsel and Advisement (Electronic Mail)
	Instances	Student Input (Words)	Instructor Response (Words)
1	11	120	1652
2	17	399	3935
3	13	2324	216
4	15	3850	685
5	18	2799	642
6	11	1442	1413
7	27	5056	1005
8	14	1948	129
9	11	2787	671
10	13	4080	589
11	20 + 4	9151	740
12	25 + 4	19,540	813
13	10	1551	836
14	21 + 4	12,007	9938
15	16	7733	2433
Totals	242	74,787	25,697
Teaching Load	40.70 hours		10.70 hours

Table 3. Distance Learning Format, Counsel and Advisement

Session Number	Student Assessment (Attached Files)
	Instances	Instructor Response (Words)
1
2
3
4	6	1231
5	1	1892
6	3	4718
7	1	1500
8
9
10
11	11	9210
12
13
14
15	11	7801
Totals	33	26,352
Teaching Load	60.50 hours	10.98 hours

Table 4. Distance Learning Format, Student Assessment

Session	Instructional Content		Student Advisement		Student Assessment		Totals
	Instances	Instructor Response (Words)	Instances	Instructor Response (Words)	Instances	Instructor Response (Words)	Words Per Session	Percent Per Session
1	1	0	11	1652			1652	2.7
2	1	0	17	3935			3935	6.5
3	0	0	13	216			216	0.3
4	12	80	15	685	6	1231	1996	3.3
5	15	307	18	642	1	1892	2841	4.7
6	20	722	11	1413	3	4718	6853	11.3
7	25	978	27	1005	1	1500	3483	5.7
8	27	507	14	129			636	1.0
8	Chat	812					812	1.3
9	30	109	11	671			780	1.3
10	23	0	13	589			589	1.0
11	22	0	20	740	11	9210	9950	16.3
12	21	130	25	813			943	1.6
13	25	630	10	836			1466	2.4
13	Chat	1008					1008	1.6
14	29	795	21	9938			10733	17.6
15	32	1210	16	2433	11	7801	11444	18.8
15	Chat	1605					1605	2.6
Totals	283	8893	242	25,697	33	26,352	60,942	100.0
Teaching Load	71.50 hours	3.75 hours	40.70 hours	10.70 hours	60.50 hours	10.98 hours	Teaching Total 198.13 hours
Percent	38.5 percent		26.0 percent		35.5 percent		100.0 percent

Table 5. Distance Learning Format Recap

Traditional Format		Elements	Online Format
Percent	Hours		Percent	Hours
30.0	41.25	Instructional Content	38.5	75.25
26.0	34.75	Counsel and Advisement	26.0	51.40
44.0	60.50	Student Assessment	35.5	71.48

Table 6. Variations in Traditional versus Online Teaching Load, By Elements

41.25 Instructional Content 34.75 Counsel and Advisement X Assessment 170.00 Total Available Hours

Assessment = 94.00 hours Therefore, 11 students : 60.50 hours :: x students : 94.00 hours x = 17 students

Table 7. Calculation of Ideal Traditional Class Size

75.25x Instructional Content 51.40x Counsel and Advisement 71.48x Assessment 170.00 Total Available Hours

Therefore, 11 students : 198.13 hours :: x students : 170.00 hours 198.13x = 1870 hours x = 9 students

Table 8. Calculation of Ideal Online Class Size