Distance education is teaching students who are not physically present in a traditional classroom setting. It focuses on delivery methods using technology to teach remotely. Early forms included print materials, audio/video cassettes, radio, and television. More advanced methods are teleconferencing using audio, graphics, video, and computers. The internet allows web-based instruction through tools like videoconferencing and learning management systems. Distance education aims to provide accessible learning to those not enrolled in traditional schools or to supplement campus-based education.

1. Distance Education
and the Internet
TECH4101
Lecture One (Week 2)
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Distance Education
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Interactive Presentation

2. Definition:
Distance education : is a field of education that
focuses on teaching methods and technology with the
aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual
basis, to students who are not physically present in a
traditional educational setting such as a classroom.
distance learning : a process to create and provide
access to learning when the source of information
and the learners are separated by time and distance,
or both.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_education

3. History:
 Print medium
Print is the most common medium used in distance education. Forms of print
are textbooks, manuals, course notes, and study guides.
 Audio- and Videocassettes
materials is generally expensive and involves specialized skills (recording,
editing, directing). Some distance learning provide what's called "video-
based instruction". In such program, video tapes are the main medium of
delivery of information to the learner.
 Radio and Television
Radio and television broadcasting has been used for educational purposes
for many years .There are different types of broadcast: public, cable, and
satellite.
 Teleconferencing
The interaction of students and instructors via some form of
telecommunications technology. There are four different types of
teleconferencing: audio, audiographics, video, and computer.

4.  Audio conferencing
Is most common and least expensive form of teleconferencing.
Supported with audio samples.
 Audiographic teleconferencing systems
It involve the use of computer or facsimile technology to transmit
visuals to support the audio. Some computer systems allow the
transmission of graphics, programs, and data, where each site
sees anything on the instructor computer screen, besides hearing
the audio.
 Videoconferencing
It allows learners and instructors to interact face-to-face.
 Computer Conferencing
It allows students and instructors to interact via a computer network.
This interaction can be through e-mail messages, file transfer,
chat rooms, real audio and video, and others.

5.  Computer-Based Instruction
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) refers to instructional
programs that the student uses alone on a personal computer.
The program is usually provided on CD-ROM, in multimedia
format (graphics, text, sound, and video).
 Web-Based Conferencing
An example of web-based conferencing is CU-SeeMe, the best-
known web-based conferencing tool. It is a new tool that
replaces long-distance phone calls over the web and escapes
long distance charges..
 Web-Based Instruction:
With the fast growth of the Internet, and the fast progress of
communication, the world wide web is a new promising
medium for distance learning. With the enormous number of
resources available online, and the increasing number of
people who have access to the Internet, web-based instruction
is considered one of the fastest media for teaching and
learning.

6. Definition development:
Distance learning is conventionally defined as... "any
educational or learning process or system in which the
teacher and instructor are separated geographically or in
time from his or her students; or in which students are
separated from other students or educational resources.
Contemporary distance learning is effected through the
implementation of computer and electronics technology to
connect teacher and student in either real or delayed time
or on an as-needed basis. Content delivery may be
achieved through a variety of technologies, including
satellites, computers, cable television, interactive video,
electronic transmissions via telephone lines, and others.

7. Distance learning does not preclude traditional learning processes; frequently
it is used in conjunction with in-person classroom or professional training
procedures and practices. It is also called distributed learning.“
The California Distance Learning Project (CDLP) uses the following
definition:
"Distance Learning (DL) is an instructional delivery system that connects
learners with educational resources. DL provides educational access to
learners not enrolled in educational institutions and can augment the learning
opportunities of current students. The implementation of DL is a process that
uses available resources and will evolve to incorporate emerging
technologies.“
This definition was developed in 1997 by a workgroup of adult educators.
http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatis&pg=2