This document discusses distance education and its definition. It begins by having students search online definitions of distance education. It notes that understanding the definition provides a starting point to recognize its elements. The document has students clarify the definitions by discussing them in a team. They then add their own viewpoint, defining distance education as a complete teaching and learning system for physically separated students and instructor. The document also briefly outlines the history of distance education moving from printed materials to broadcasting to interactive technologies like computers and networking.

1. Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101Dr. AlaaSadikInstructional & Learning Technologies DepartmentAmeena Al-Rawahi (68707)Roqayia Al-Hashmi(68697)Laila Al-Tobi(68711)www.alaasadik.netalaasadik@squ.edu.om

2. Interactive PresentationDistance Education and the Internet TECH4101Lecture One Defining Distance Education

3. What is distance education or distance learning?Use Google to search for: define:distance educationNOTE: The importance of defining the meaning of distance education is that it may provide a good starting point to recognise its elements.Defining Distance Education

4. What is distance education or distance learning?Use Wikipedia to find more info aboutdistance education and distance learningDefining Distance Education

5. Defining Distance EducationWhat is distance education or distance learning?Discuss the definitions you found with your team

6. Defining Distance EducationWhat is distance education or distance learning?Clarify the definitions usingthe information you found inWikipedia and other sites.

7. Defining Distance EducationWhat is distance education or distance learning?From our view of point, Distance education isa complete system of teaching and learning that focuses on delivering and supporting learning for students who are physically separated from the instructor.

8. Defining Distance EducationDistance education or distance learning?Add your own point of view here: Distance education because all students are learners but not all learners are students.

9. Defining Distance EducationHistory of distance education and technologyParagraph 1 here:Distance education started with corresponding or printed materials. Then it moves toward the broadcasting (Audio and TV).

10. Defining Distance EducationModern technologies of distance educationParagraph 2 here:Distance education then moved toward more interactive technologies such as telephone, audio conferencing, video conferencing and computers and networking.

11. development in the definition of distance education The development of distance education is linked with the development of its technologies that are used to deliver and support the learning. It started with corresponding or printed materials moving to broadcasting and TV retching the computer and networking with full y interactive environment.