A formalized teaching and learning system specifically designed to be carried out remotely by using electronic communication . Also known as: Distance Education Distributed Learning Remote Learning Distance learning

A formalized teaching and learning system

specifically designed to be carried out

remotely by using electronic communication .

Also known as:

Distance Education

Distributed Learning

Remote Learning

Means of delivery Synchronous technologies All participants must “present” at the same time Asynchronous technologies Participants are not required to be together at the same time Same time, different place Different time, different place

Synchronous technologies

All participants must “present”

at the same time

Asynchronous technologies

Participants are not required to

be together at the same time

Asynchronous technologies Audiocassette Email / Message board forum CD- Rom Television Radio Online learning

Synchronous technologies Telephone Videoconferencing Webconferencing Audioconferencing Internet chat Online learning

Convenience Easily accessed at home Can study in the comfort of your own home Flexibility Flexibility to set your own studying hours Freedom to work at your own pace Ease of Access People who live in remote areas No need to travel and no time wasted on travelling Affordability You don't have to pay for food , lodgings and milage Effectiveness Invite expert to interact with students via videoconference Multi-sensory Wide variety of materials Advantages

Convenience

Easily accessed at home

Can study in the comfort of your own home

Flexibility

Flexibility to set your own studying hours

Freedom to work at your own pace

Ease of Access

People who live in remote areas

No need to travel and no time wasted on travelling

Affordability

You don't have to pay for food , lodgings and milage

Effectiveness

Invite expert to interact with students via videoconference

Multi-sensory

Wide variety of materials

Disadvantages No Social Interaction Feeling isolated on a distance learning course Too Much Freedom Need discipline or high motivation to set their own schedule for studying Requires New Skills/Technologies Understand the technology and medium that is going to be used to deliver the course materials Problems with Equipment Equipments and hardware malfunctions Lack of Support Lack of face-to-face contact and support from other students and tutors

No Social Interaction

Feeling isolated on a distance learning course

Too Much Freedom

Need discipline or high motivation to set their own

schedule for studying

Requires New Skills/Technologies

Understand the technology and medium that is going to be

used to deliver the course materials

Problems with Equipment

Equipments and hardware malfunctions

Lack of Support

Lack of face-to-face contact and support from other

students and tutors

For Whom??? People who work full-time can study around their working hours. Full-time parents can study when the children are at school or asleep. Disabled people don't have to leave their homes to study. Older people don't have to feel self-conscious in a room full of teenagers. People who live in remote areas don't have to travel miles to get to a school.

People who work full-time can study around their

working hours.

Full-time parents can study when the children are at

school or asleep.

Disabled people don't have to leave their homes to

study.

Older people don't have to feel self-conscious in a room

full of teenagers.

People who live in remote areas don't have to travel

miles to get to a school.

Why study?? Gain a promotion at work Learn a new skill or trade Improve their knowledge To boost confidence To keep their training up-to-date To help them to achieve their ambitions

Gain a promotion at work

Learn a new skill or trade

Improve their knowledge

To boost confidence

To keep their training up-to-date

To help them to achieve their ambitions