Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

Done by : Wafa Alshuaili (94090)

Lecture One (Week 2) Defining

Distance Education

Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101

Interactive Presentation

Defining Distance EducationWhat is distance education or distance learning?Distance education or distance learning is a mode of delivering education and instruction by using technology to students who are not physically present in a traditional setting such as a classroom. Students can study in their own time, at the place of their choice and without face-to-face contact with a teacher.The term distance education refers to intentional processes of teaching and learning in which physical space separates instructors and learners. Learners and instructors communicate through various media, and an educational organization exists to design, facilitate and evaluate the educational process.

Defining Distance Education Distance education or distance learning?

Distance education is an educational system takes place in the organization that contains instructors and students in which

physical space separates instructors and learners.. Distance learning is a broader concept. The term distance learning refers to the use of educational materials or media by learners who are not

necessarily linked with an educational organization or engaged in communication with an instructor in anther word it is self learning. Distance learning can be an outcome of distance

education processes, but it can also take place without an active relationship between those doing the learning and an educational

agency.

Defining Distance Education

History of distance education and technology (old technology)

In 1960s and 1970s HF radio was used to help isolated students to interact with their teachers and classmates in in Queensland.

See more…http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/distance/history.html

Defining Distance EducationHistory of distance education and technology (modern technology)

Telemedicine is the telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities. It is also used to save lives in critical care and emergency situations.

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.