Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

Dr. Alaa SadikInstructional & Learning Technologies Department

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Ali Omar Al-Manhali (90883)

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Lecture One (Week 2) Defining

Distance Education

Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

Interactive Presentation

Background:

1. The Industrial Revolution in the 19th century (see Wikipedia) →

2. Developments in various fields of technology (give examples) →

3. Offered new solutions for delivering instruction →

4. Learners’ interests (in what?) were enhanced →

5. Increase in the subject areas offered by distance education →

6. Became one of the formal means of education.

Defining Distance Education

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What is distance education or distance learning? It is education that takes place when the instructor and participant are separated by space and/or time. The gap between the two can be bridged through the use of technology - such as audio tapes, videoconferencing, satellite broadcasts and online technology - and/or more traditional delivery methods, such as the postal service.

Defining Distance Education

Use Wikipedia to find more info about.... What is distance education or distance learning? Distance education, or distance learning, is a field of education that focuses on the pedagogy and andragogy, technology, and instructional systems design that aim to deliver education to students who are not physically "on site".

Defining Distance Education

Defining Distance Education

Discuss the definitions you found with your team...

What is distance education or distance learning? It is a term that used to expose the field of education where the instructor and the learner are separated by place and not necessarily by time. And the content of this type of education should be distributed using technology to reconnect the instructor with the student.

Defining Distance EducationClarify the definitions using the information you found in Wikipedia and other sites....

What is distance education or distance learning? A term that covers the various forms of study at all levels which are not under the continuous immediate supervision of tutors present with their students in lecture rooms or the same premises, but which, nevertheless, benefit from the planning, guidance and tuition of a tutorial organisation. (Holmberg, 1977,p.9)

Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?Distance education is defined as …. Education that takes place when the instructor and participant are separated by space and/or time.

Defining Distance Education

Distance education or distance learning? My point of view is that:

Both concept are related to each other because distance education cover every things in learning process including, administrative dimension, instructional dimension, and management dimension while distance learning is interest only on instructional dimension. Therefore, it is better to use distance education rather than distance learning because it is more comprehensive than distance learning as a concept.

Defining Distance Education

History of distance education and technology (old technology)

The earliest form of distance learning took place through correspondence courses in Europe. This was the accepted norm until the middle of this

century, when instructional radio and television became popular and then followed by a variety of more advance technology.

Defining Distance Education

History of distance education and technology (modern technology)

Today, each region has developed its own form of distance education in accordance with local resources, target audience, and philosophy of the organizations which provide the instruction. Students work on their own, with supplied course materials, print-based media and postal communication, some form of teleconferencing and/or electronic networking, and learner support from tutors and mentors via telephone or e-mail.

Defining Distance Education

Time for Presentation

Defining Distance Education

In conclusion, many key features characterize distance education:

1. The separation of teacher and learner;

2. The separation among learners;

3. The use of one medium to deliver instruction; and

4. The use of a communication channel to facilitate interaction and support learners.

Questions & Discussions

The End