Distance Education

Distance Education

1. separation of teacher and student

   • Asynchronous distance education means that instruction is offered and students access it at separate times, or anytime it is convenient to them.
   • Most often, separation is thought of in geographic terms teachers are in one location and students are in another.
   • Also implied by the definition is the separation of teachers and students in time

2. definition

   • “institution-based, formal education where the learning group is separated, and where interactive telecommunications systems are used to connect learners, resources, and instructors” (Simonson, 2009)

3. Interactive telecommunications

   • The concept of connecting learners, resources, and instructors.
     • This means that there are instructors who interact with learners and that resources are available that permit learning to occur.
       • Resources should be subjected to instructional design procedures
       • Learning experiences that promote learning, including resources that can be observed, felt, heard, or completed.

4. Institutionally Based

   • Many educators and trainers are advocating the accreditation of institutions that offer distance education
     • to add
       • credibility
       • improve quality
       • eliminate diploma mills
   • Institutions that offer education to students at a distance.
     • bussines
     • corporations
     • companies

5. Learning experiences

   • is important that learners be able to interact with each other, with resources of instruction, and with their teacher.
     • However, interaction should not be the primary characteristic of instruction but should be available, commonplace, and relevant.
   • synchronous
   • asynchronous

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