1. Distance Education
and the Internet
Sultan Qaboos University
College of education, ILT Department
Dr. Alaa Sadik
Editing By : Safa AL-saadi 93973
Salma Al-Hajri 94542
2. Defining Distance Education
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.
3. Defining Distance Education
What is distance education or distance
learning?
•(Web definitions) Distance education, or
distance learning, is a field of education that
focuses on the pedagogy, technology, and
instructional system designs that aim to
deliver education to students who are not
physically "on site" in a traditional classroom
or campus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_education
4. 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).
5. 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)
6. 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
7. 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.
8. Defining Distance Education
Distance education or distance learning?
In our point of view , we think that , Distance education
could be distance learning because distance education is more
general than distance learning , So , distance learning could
by a part of distance education .
Distance education is well-organized system and formal
( for example: distance education in university –college) .
Distance learning have no frame work ( any one can learn
at distance if he-she needs).
9. Defining Distance Education
The history of distance education
could be tracked back to the early
1700 in the form of corresponding
education , but technology -based
distance education might be best
linked to the introduction of
audiovisual devices into the school
in the early 1900s .
History of distance education and technology (old
technology)
10. Defining Distance Education
History of distance education and technology (modern
technology)
The change in distance learning over the past 30 years can
be easily observed . Corresponding courses relied on a
combination of paper based and surface mail
communication . The 1950's this was the sole method of
distance learning . When television and radio were used ,
they were one-way media , enabling the teacher to present
information , but with no interaction between the presenter
and the audience.
As more sophisticated technologies became available ,
teachers began to interact with their dispersed groups.
12. 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.
