Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

Dr. Alaa SadikAsma Al Hadi /68700Zakya /68705Instructional & Learning Technologies Department

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Lecture One Defining

Distance Education

Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

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What is distance education or distance learning?

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Formal learning in which the student and the instructor are not in the same place at the same time.

The formal process of distance learning. This term has traditionally implied the higher education level.

Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?

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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". Rather than attending courses in person, teachers and students may communicate at times of their own choosing by exchanging printed or electronic media, or through technology that allows them to communicate in real time and through other chatting ways.

Defining Distance Education

Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?

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Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?

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Wikipedia and other sites.

Distance education is: A mode of education in which students enrolled in a course do not attend the institution, but study off-campus and may submit assignments by mail or email.

Distance learning is: A type of education 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 and other forms of computer-based communication.

Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?

Distance education is defined as ….Distance education is: A mode of education in which students enrolled in a course do not attend the institution, but study off-campus and may submit assignments by mail or email.

Distance learning is: A type of education 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 and other forms of computer-based

communication.

Defining Distance Education

Distance education or distance learning?

Add your opinion here …Distance education is learning in which the student and the instructor are

not in the same place at the same time.

Distance learning is learning in which the student learn or study by him self.

Defining Distance EducationHistory of distance education and technology

Paragraph 1 here…Distance education was one of the main

results of this revolution. Broadcasting

and communications technology offered

educators new and different solutions

for adapting and delivering instruction

to learners outside the traditional cam-

pus. Learners’ and parents’ interests

were enhanced dramatically as a result

of the great advances in audio-visual media

Defining Distance Education

History of distance education and technology

Paragraph 2 here…telecommunication technology, which

resulted in an increase in the subject

areas offered by distance education

institutions.

Defining Distance Education

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