DISTANCE LEARNING

DISTANCE LEARNING

1. Technology has made it possible for teachers and student to learn outside the classroom

2. Distance learning has also afforded teachers new opportunities as online teachers and not have to be confined to the classroom at all times

3. Parents and students now have the option of getting an education online through public schools. Parents can now keep their children in a home setting and have the same learning curriculum as the students who are in the classroom.

4. Distance Learning or Online learning or e-learning is instruction delivered electronically using computer-based media. (p.152)

5. There are many issues that teachers need to consider when teaching at a distance, for instance teachers need to organize and sequence content as it relates to outcomes, know what resources are available and also know what experiences students have had with the systems being used. (Dabbagh & Bannan-Ritland, 2005) (p.152