distance education

Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

Dr. Alaa SadikInstructional & Learning Technologies Department

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Done by: Roqaya Abdullah Al-Abri.86759

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

What is distance education or distance learning?Use Google to search for: define: distance education

A type of education, typically college-level, where students work on their own at home or at the office and communicate with faculty and other students via e-mail, electronic forums, videoconferencing, chat rooms, bulletin boards,instant messaging and other forms of computer-based communication.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/distance_learning.html

Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?Use Wikipedia to find more info about distance education and distance learningDistance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom. It has been described as "a process to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance, or both." [1] Distance education courses that require a physical on-site presence for any reason (including taking examinations) have been referred to as hybrid[2] or blended[3] courses of study.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_education

Defining Distance Education

Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?

Discuss the definitions you found with your team

Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?Type of education which is delivered to student who is not attended physically to traditional classroom.

Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?Distance education is defined as ….Distance education is a method of education in which the learner is physically separated from the teacher by space and time.

Defining Distance Education

Distance education or distance learning?

Add your own point of view here … Type of education which is delivered to student

who is not attended physically to traditional classroom.

Defining Distance Education

History of distance education and technology (old technology)

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Defining Distance Education

History of distance education and technology (modern technology)

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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

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