A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
Tech4101 1
1. Distance Education
and the Internet
TECH4101
Dr. Alaa Sadik
Instructional & Learning Technologies Department
www.alaasadik.net
alaasadik@squ.edu.om
2. Lecture One (Week 2)
Defining
Distance Education
Distance Education
and the Internet
TECH4101
Interactive Presentation
3. 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
4. What is distance education or
distance learning?
Defining the meaning of distance education may provide a
good starting point to recognise its elements.
Use Google to search for:
define:distance education
Defining Distance Education
5. Defining Distance Education
‘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,
but which, benefit from the planning,
guidance and tuition of a tutorial
organisation’ (Holmberg, 1977, p. 9).
6. Defining Distance Education
Distance education is a method of
education in which the learner is physically
separated from the teacher by space and
time.
Distance education materials are often
structured in ways that facilitate learning at
a distance.
Rumble (1989)
7. Defining Distance Education
the majority of educational communication
between the teacher and students occurs
non-contiguously.
involve two-way communication
technology between the teacher and
students for the purpose of facilitating and
supporting the educational process.
Garrison and Shale 1990, p. 25
8. In Conclusion
The separation of teacher and learner;
The separation among learners;
The use of technology to deliver the
subject matter; and
The use of a communication channel to
facilitate interaction and support learners.
9. What is distance education or
distance learning?
Use Wikipedia to find more info about
distance education and distance
learning
Defining Distance Education
10. Defining Distance Education
What is distance education or
distance learning?
Discuss the definitions you found with your
classmates.
11. Defining Distance Education
What is distance education or
distance learning?
Clarify the definitions using the information
you found in Wikipedia and other sites.
12. Defining Distance Education
What is distance education or
distance learning?
Distance education is defined as mode of delivering
education and instruction, often on an individual basis, to
students who are not physically present in a traditional
setting such as a classroom.
13. Defining Distance Education
Distance education or distance learning?
Within a context of rapid technological change and shifting market conditions, the
American education system is challenged with providing increased educational
opportunities without increased budgets. Many educational institutions are
answering this challenge by developing distance education programs. At its most
basic level, distance education takes place when a teacher and student(s) are
separated by physical distance, and technology (i.e., voice, video, data, and print),
often in concert with face-to-face communication, is used to bridge the instructional
gap. These types of programs can provide adults with a second chance at a college
education, reach those disadvantaged by limited time, distance or physical disability,
and update the knowledge base of workers at their places of employment.
14. Defining Distance Education
History of distance education and
technology (old technology)
Students, in traditional classroom settings
(or individually via distance education)
could listen to programs, or with the use of
transceivers, could interact with radio
programs. In this manner, students would
receive educational programming that
expanded on their classroom learning.
15. Defining Distance Education
History of distance
education and technology
(modern technology)
The widespread use of computers and the
internet have made distance learning easier and
faster, and today virtual schools and virtual
universities deliver full curricula online.[26] In
1996 Jones International University was
launched and claims to be the first fully online
university accredited by a regional accrediting
association in the US
17. 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.
