de_white_paper-08_09_2015

Management of Distance Education White Paper on the DE Initiative of GSC UniversityIntroductionDistance education DE!is defined as t"e #$ocess of lin%ing lea$ne$s &it" geog$a#"icall' se#a$ated "uman o$ automated $emote $esou$ces fo$ inst$uctional o$ mento$ing o()ecti*es +e$ge and Sc"$um,199-!. DE is deemed s'non'mous to te$ms distance lea$ning anddistance teac"ing. Measu$ement of student #$og$ess o$ ac"ie*ement can (e in t"e fo$m of ea$nedg$adesonen$olledsu()ects, ce$tificateof com#letiononce$taincou$ses, o$ (eing confe$$ed a deg$ee on (accalau$eate o$ g$aduate studies ibid.!. Effecti*e DE em#lo'stec"nolog'-d$i*en media in deli*e$ing its lea$ning #$oducts .isel, 200-!. Modesof inte$actioninamode$ni/edDEist&o-&a'andcan(ein$eal timeo$ s'nc"$onouscommunications ('t"euseofa##$o#$iate telecommunicationstec"nologies o$ t"$oug" as'nc"$onous means &"ic" entails utili/ation of a*aila(le tec"nologies suc" as on-line com#ute$-mediated as'nc"$onous discussion (oa$ds Ta'lo$, 2001!. T"e as'nc"$onous online t"$eaded discussion (oa$d &as found to (e a *e$' effecti*e &a', cost-effecti*e and t"eo$eticall' sound in c$eating lea$ning en*i$onments Tu$ne' and .oc%nee, 2000!.DE follo&s a #"iloso#"' of lea$ne$-cente$ed #edagog' suc" t"at t"e te$ms tuto$1mento$ and lea$ne$ a$e (eing used instead of teac"e$ and students, $es#ecti*el' Yic%, et al., 2005!. T"e idea t"at t"e facult' is t"e facilitato$ in ta##ing t"e $e#osito$' of %no&ledge &it"in eac" lea$ne$ and not )ust t"e facult' as a %no&ledge $esou$ce! is a co$e conce#t. 2ea$ne$s3 &e$e t"e focal #oint suc" t"at cu$$icula de*elo#ed $eflect t"ei$ needs, t"e lea$ne$s "a*e t"e c"oice of t"e location fo$ studies, t"e time gi*en to t"em ma' (eflexi(le acco$ding to t"ei$ a*aila(ilit', and t"e lea$ne$s ma' "a*e t"e command of t"e #ace of t"ei$ lea$ning ibid.!. DE o#e$ational as#ects call fo$ $esou$ces $e4ui$ing some initial in*estment distinct f$om t"at used in face-to-face o$ class$oom teac"ing.Extensi*e effo$ts ma' (e $e4ui$ed fo$ (ot" t"e lea$ne$ and t"e mento$.Students usuall' do lots of exe$cises and #$actice, nume$ous &$itten notes, and sc$i#ting o$ com#ute$ encoding &"ile teac"e$s ma' (e engaged in t"e de*elo#ment of cou$semodulesandem#lo'deli*e$'met"ods(e'ondmost facult'5ss%ills+e$geand Sc"$um,199-!.6n line &it" DE-$elated #$e$ogati*es, a local uni*e$sit' is on s#otlig"t. T"e 7S8 9ni*e$sit'isa#$i*ate"ig"e$ educationinstitutionlocatedinanu$(ancente$insout"e$n ."ili##ines. T"einstitution is conside$edasa #ionee$:E institution int"elocalit'&it"fou$ decades"isto$'of #$oducing#$ofessionals&it"associateand(accalau$eatedeg$eesand latel', offe$ing g$aduate #$og$ams. T"is #a#e$ tac%les on an a##$oac" deemed *ia(le (' 7S8 9ni*e$sit'administ$ationint"ei$ #u$suit of instigatingsuccessful DE#$og$ams, t"$oug"a #$o#osed DE institution unde$ its aus#ices to (e called ;7S8 n, 200?!.