Foundation of distance education 1.module 1 assignment 2
- 2. Distance Education Today and Tomorrow
- 3. Distance education efforts K-12 Training in effective instructional strategies is critical for teachers of distant learners. Distance education courses should be carefully designed and developed before instruction begins.
- 4. Distance education efforts K-12 Visualization of ideas and concepts is critical when designing instruction to be delivered to distant learners. Adequate support systems must be in place to provide the distant learner with access to resources and services.
- 5. Distance education efforts K-12 Interaction between the instructor and students and among students must be possible and encouraged. Assessment should be designed to relate to the specific learning outcomes of the instructional experiences,
- 6. Distance Education Distance can mean geographical distance, time distance, and possibly even intellectual distance. The term distance education has been applied to a tremendous variety of programs serving numerous audiences via a wide variety of media.
- 7. Distance Education Some use print, some use telecommunications, and many use both. Finally, rapid changes in technology challenge the traditional ways in which distance education is defined.
- 8. Distance Education Eminent historian Frederick Jackson Turner ran the correspondence program of the University of Wisconsin in the late 1800s. The state of Iowa has a state-owned,3,000- mile fiber-optic network, called the Iowa Communications Network, with nearly 1,000 high-tech classrooms for the purpose of offering distance instruction throughout the state.
- 9. Distance Education The United States Distance Learning Association is a professional organization of those involved in distance education. Universities such as the University of Chicago, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Iowa championed correspondence education in the later years of the 19th century and early in the 20th century. Satellites used for distance education orbit approximately 23,000 miles about the equator at an orbiting speed that matches the rotation of the Earth.
- 10. Status of Distance Education Distance education has a major and varied impact worldwide. Whereas politics and economics influence how distance education is employed strong demand exists in the world for distance education opportunities.