distance education

Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

Dr. Alaa Sadik, Fatma AlNaabi, Athra AlYazeediInstructional & Learning Technologies Department

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Lecture One Defining

Distance Education

Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

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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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Defining Distance Education

What is distance education or distance learning?

Distance education is defined as ….Education that takes place when the instructor and student are separated by space and 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.

References: http://oregonone.org/glossary.htm

Defining Distance Education

Distance education or distance learning?Distance education is the formal process of distance

learning; where it designed ,communicated and evaluated by specialized individuals.

While distance learning is the informal format in which distance learners strive to find learning resources, communicat instructors ,learn materials at their own pace and time.

Defining Distance Education

History of distance education and technologyIn the beginning was the word. In its earliest form, distance education meant study by correspondence."

As new technologies developed, distance instruction was delivered through such media as audiotape, videotape, radio and television broadcasting, and satellite transmission.

Defining Distance Education

History of distance education and technology

Microcomputers, the Internet, and the World Wide Web are shaping the current generation of distance learning, and virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and knowledge systems may be next.

References:www.modares.ac.ir/elearning/Mchizari/AEA/Page/Class15/distance.htm

Defining Distance Education

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