Organizing Learning Experiences in Distance Education Sanjaya Mishra, PhD Reader in Distance Education

What is Distance Education? Technology mediated teaching and learning Quasi-permanent absence of teacher Quasi-permanent absence of learning peer group Industrialized form of teaching and learning signifying division of labour Presence of an Institution to organize learning experiences Teacher is in-built into the text (self-learning)

Technology mediated teaching and learning

Quasi-permanent absence of teacher

Quasi-permanent absence of learning peer group

Industrialized form of teaching and learning signifying division of labour

Presence of an Institution to organize learning experiences

Teacher is in-built into the text (self-learning)

Learning Experiences in Distance Education Self learning from various media Participation in Counselling sessions Participation in Interactive TV and Radio sessions Discussion with peer groups Working on Assignments, Projects, Practicals, etc. Is it comparable to F2F experience?

Self learning from various media

Participation in Counselling sessions

Participation in Interactive TV and Radio sessions

Discussion with peer groups

Working on Assignments, Projects, Practicals, etc.

Is it comparable to F2F experience?

Who Organizes Learning Experiences in Distance Education? A Priori model in Distance Education Teacher-centred model in F2F education Curriculum designers and developers Course writers Also Counsellors Learner-centred model designed A Priori Teacher has little control over the implementation

A Priori model in Distance Education

Teacher-centred model in F2F education

Curriculum designers and developers

Course writers

Also Counsellors

Learner-centred model designed A Priori

Teacher has little control over the implementation

Self Learning Materials Use of advance organizers Use of activities to promote active learning Use of Illustrations, graphics to provide near real experiences Engaging learning material to promote critical thinking and reflection

Use of advance organizers

Use of activities to promote active learning

Use of Illustrations, graphics to provide near real experiences

Engaging learning material to promote critical thinking and reflection

Working on Assignments, Projects, Practicals Give the confidence to demonstrate the achievement of learning Provide opportunity to the learner to practice important content Develop skills related to problem solving and other pychommotor objectives ASSIGNMENTS

Give the confidence to demonstrate the achievement of learning

Provide opportunity to the learner to practice important content

Develop skills related to problem solving and other pychommotor objectives

Interactive TV and Radio Brings in Experts and learners together Provides an opportunity to clarify doubts in study materials Can be organized using different techniques (Use of audio clips, use of video clips, use of online experts though Internet and satellite) Can show live events leading to discussion Laboratory experiments can be organized live for demonstration

Brings in Experts and learners together

Provides an opportunity to clarify doubts in study materials

Can be organized using different techniques (Use of audio clips, use of video clips, use of online experts though Internet and satellite)

Can show live events leading to discussion

Laboratory experiments can be organized live for demonstration

Organizing Counselling Session Not a lecture session But a Problems solving session Can use variety of small group teaching techniques Bring and use individual experiences to construct knowledge in a group Allow learners to share their learning with others Develop self-help groups

Not a lecture session

But a Problems solving session

Can use variety of small group teaching techniques

Bring and use individual experiences to construct knowledge in a group

Allow learners to share their learning with others

Develop self-help groups

Questions & Comments My sincere thanks to SOE, EMPC, RCs and all students.

My sincere thanks to SOE, EMPC, RCs and all students.