A framework for looking at distance education technologies

1. A framework for looking at distance education technologies
Print and Post
Television
cassettes
Audio-
Radio
Category Feature
Synchronous 0 4 0 4
Time of interaction
Asynchronous 4 0 4 0
Student-student 2 1 2 2
Student-teacher 1 1 2 2
Type of interaction
Student-content 4 1 3 2
Student-machine 0 1 3 3
Group-based 3 4 1 4
Learning style
Self-based learning 4 2 4 0
Anytime 4 4 4 0
Flexibility Anyplace 4 3 4 4
Ease of access/use 4 4 4 4
Development 3 3 2 4
Speed Feedback 2 0 0 0
Delivery 4 4 4 4
Stand-alone medium 4 0 1 2
Instruction
Multimedia support 3 4 3 3
Cost Low cost 4 4 4 1
Total 50 40 45 39
comments
Because students can acsess only live radio programes
TV is very expensive because one houre program need humman and
technical support,advance equipment and big production efforts
Students can only watch live programe in specific time
we give 0 in this points because we can't use radio only to deliver the
the content we need other supplemental media
Student can interact with the content for example wrieting comment
and select what to learn

2. Telephone and
cassettes
Video-
fax
0 4 Telephone and fax 54
4 2 Print and post 50
2 3 Video cassettes 47
2 3 Audio cassettes 45
3 3 Radio 40
4 3 Television 39
2 3
4 3 60
50
4 4 40
4 4 30
20
4 4 10
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2 3
0 3
4 4
1 2
3 3
4 3
47 54