The document defines distance education according to Desmond Keegan's five defining criteria: 1) separation of teacher and learner, 2) influence of an educational organization, 3) use of technical media, 4) two-way communication, and 5) separation of learning groups. It discusses revisions to the criteria by other scholars and how advances in technology have impacted distance education. The document also differentiates several related concepts like correspondence education, home study, external studies, and open/flexible/distributed/online/eLearning/mLearning/blended learning.
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A review of how distance education transformed to what it is today as well as some key players that challenged distance education with their theories and opposing viewpoints.
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A review of how distance education transformed to what it is today as well as some key players that challenged distance education with their theories and opposing viewpoints.
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Michael_Moore_distance_education
Historical perspective.
International Council for Correspondence Education (ICCE) 1972.
.. the universe of instruction consists of two families of teaching behaviors, … "contiguous teaching" and "distance teaching."
distance teaching:
"instructional methods in which the teaching behaviors are executed apart from the learning behaviors,.. so that communication …must be facilitated by print, electronic, mechanical, or other devices."
“… we should direct resources to the macro-factors: describing and defining the field; discriminating between the various components of this field; … building a theoretical framework...”
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CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE, BLENDED, AND ONLINE LEARNING: A LITERATUREBASED APPROACHIJITE
The objectives of the study were to show the basic differences between Distance, Blended and Online
learning, and establish their common challenges from literature. Approximately 35 categories/sets of
research results or findings from more than 65 publications were reviewed and used for this work. Articles
were obtained from sources such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Google Search Engine,
and Elsevier. The key themes used for the search are Distance education, Distance learning, Online
learning, Blended learning, Differences between face-to-face and online learning, and the use of the
internet for learning. The differences between Distance, Blended, and Online Learning (DBOL) modes
were summarized, and 11 challenges of DBOL were realized. These 11 challenges were summarized into
six themes namely, lack of infrastructure, low or no IT skills, self-disciplinary problems, content issues,
policy issues, and social issues. It was strongly advised that, for effective DBOL implementation and
operation, there must be in place a solid DBOL policy, adequate infrastructure, and constant training of
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A brief introduction to transactional distance and equivalency theories, two theories useful to the design, implementation, and evaluation of distance or online education. This deck was drawn from a lesson I used in teaching an online course on "Distance Education Research and Design."
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Michael_Moore_distance_education
Historical perspective.
International Council for Correspondence Education (ICCE) 1972.
.. the universe of instruction consists of two families of teaching behaviors, … "contiguous teaching" and "distance teaching."
distance teaching:
"instructional methods in which the teaching behaviors are executed apart from the learning behaviors,.. so that communication …must be facilitated by print, electronic, mechanical, or other devices."
“… we should direct resources to the macro-factors: describing and defining the field; discriminating between the various components of this field; … building a theoretical framework...”
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In the current study, the aim is to determine the effectiveness of flipped learning approach in developing pre-service teachers’ skills and knowledge in creating and editing digital videos. Furthermore, the approach was evaluated through the theoretical lens of constructivism and experiential learning
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This slides are from my keynote at the Inaugural symposium of the Global African Diaspora Development Network seminar at the University of Oklahoma. Oct 16, 2015
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The objectives of the study were to show the basic differences between Distance, Blended and Online
learning, and establish their common challenges from literature. Approximately 35 categories/sets of
research results or findings from more than 65 publications were reviewed and used for this work. Articles
were obtained from sources such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Google Search Engine,
and Elsevier. The key themes used for the search are Distance education, Distance learning, Online
learning, Blended learning, Differences between face-to-face and online learning, and the use of the
internet for learning. The differences between Distance, Blended, and Online Learning (DBOL) modes
were summarized, and 11 challenges of DBOL were realized. These 11 challenges were summarized into
six themes namely, lack of infrastructure, low or no IT skills, self-disciplinary problems, content issues,
policy issues, and social issues. It was strongly advised that, for effective DBOL implementation and
operation, there must be in place a solid DBOL policy, adequate infrastructure, and constant training of
stakeholders on the use of learning management systems and the development of related IT skills in
general.
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What is Distance Education?1
By Maria Cristina D. Padolina
Elements of Distance Education
One of the leading authorities in distance education is Desmond Keegan and his description
of distance education which lists its defining elements is one of the most cited definitions in
the literature. His book, The Foundations of Distance Education, first published in 1986 and
translated to Italian and Chinese is widely regarded as a basic reference. The defining criteria
which he proposed in 1986, a revision of one he made in 1980, are:
1. The quasi-permanent separation of teacher and learner throughout the length of the
learning process: This distinguishes it from conventional face-to face-instruction
2. The influence of an educational organization both in planning and preparation of learning
materials and in the provision of student support services. This distinguishes it from
private study and teach-yourself programs.
3. The use of technical media, print, audio, video, or computer, to unite teacher and learner
and carry the content of the course.
4. The provision of two-way communication so that many benefit from or even initiate
dialogue. This distinguishes it from other uses of technology in education.
5. The quasi-permanent separation of the learning group so that people are usually taught as
individuals and not in groups, with the possibility of occasional meetings for both didactic
and socialization purposes.
Verduin and Clark revised the first criterion listed by Keegan into the “separation of teacher
and learner during at least a majority of the instructional process.” The amount of time that
teacher and learner are physically present in a specific place varies in different practices of
distance education. Advances in technology have vastly improved communication between
two physically distant individuals so that the physical presence in the same place of teacher
and learner is becoming de-emphasized in new distance education programs.
The second criterion about the presence of an organization responsible for planning,
organizing, supporting and carrying out the program of instruction and the evaluation of
students is considered as an indispensable part of distance education. The learning and
teaching activities in distance education are purposeful, planned and deliberate. The
educational organization finds and organizes resources, and determines strategies to enable
students to achieve learning goals. It also organizes the process of assessing and reporting the
extent to which students achieve these goals.
1
Excerpted from Padolina, MCD. (2007). Module 1 – What Is Distance Education and Module 2 – The
Development of Distance Education and Related Concepts. In Padolina, MCD; Saplala, PEL; and
Westergaard, MLS. Foundations of Distance Education: Experiences from the Philippines. Quezon City: UP
Open University.
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As in any educational process, the learner and the teacher must be brought together, as does
the learning programs and the teaching programs. In distance education, various media may
be employed depending on what is appropriate and/or what may be available or accessible.
Developments in information and communication technology have broadened the choice of
means by which the interaction between learning and teaching is carried out. It is possible to
bring together several groups of learners located in different places, both synchronously so
that they see and hear each other in real time, or asynchronously where the interaction or
communication between teacher and learners or among learners are done at their choice of
time. In some cases, however, the choice of technology is limited by the cost of using the
more modern means of communication and information exchange.
Verduin and Clark omitted the fifth criterion in Keegan’s 1986 list in their own version
thinking that there should not be any restriction for group study in distance education
programs. With modern means of communication, there are, in fact, many ways that learners
can form learning groups, carry out group activities and even accomplish group tasks.
Concepts Related to Distance Education
There are many concepts that are related to distance education. We shall briefly discuss
these terms and differentiate them from distance education.
Correspondence education. This may be considered as an old form of distance education
when the communication between the education provider and the learner was through the
postal system. The student received learning materials through postal mail and sent back
assignments and other course requirements through the same system. The term acquired a
reputation of questionable quality in some cases. Developments in other systems of
communication led to a change in terminology to “distance education.” In 1982, the
International Council for Correspondence Education changed its name to the International
Council for Distance Education.
Home study. The term was most likely coined to refer to forms of study where a major
portion of the learning process takes place at the home of the student. The present use of
the term refers to systems where the students are children and the learning process is
assisted by a parent or a personal tutor.
External studies. This usually refers to education or training conducted by an educational
institution at a place outside of its campus. Some refer to this as extension classes. An
example would be the extension classes on drought-tolerant crops conducted by U.P. Los
Banos for farmers in the Ilocos region. Instruction in external studies may be through the
traditional face-to-face classroom instruction and may not involve distance education at
all. The distance education programs in some institutions, however, may have started with
its extension or external programs as they found ways to cope with the distant location of
learners without having to send staff.
Independent study. The learning process in a distance education program takes place
with the students working largely on their own, guided only by instructions contained in
a study guide. But independent study may also refer to one that is solely the initiative of
an individual who would determine what and how to study.
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Open learning. Distance education may be considered as a way of delivering education.
Open learning, on the other hand, is considered by some as a view or perspective about
learning where the student is given wide latitude in what, how and when to learn. The
student is given a large degree of control of the learning process. The openness refers to
entry criteria, time (including the pace) of learning, the place where learning takes place,
the learning materials used and the learning process itself.
Flexible learning. There are some who use flexible learning interchangeably with open
learning. One may consider flexible learning to be more limited, where the choices
available to the student are wider than usual but not totally open. For example, a student
may be allowed to choose when to be tested
but is limited to taking the test in a testing center or through a deputized individual.
Distributed learning. The word distributed in this term comes from “distributed
resources” which refers to learning resources that are not located in a centralized place
such as in the case of traditional learning in a university where the experts, books and
other information resources, and peers are all located on campus. Distributed learning may
take place in a traditional class where the teacher provides opportunities for students to
learn from individuals and resources not found on campus. Distributed learning may also
be implemented in a distance education environment. Some consider distance education as
a subset of distributed learning.
Online learning. In online learning, learning resources are accessed by the student
through the Internet. Communication between the educational institution, teacher and
students is also through the Internet.
eLearning. The prefix “e” originally stood for “electronic” but eventually this was
applied to anything that made use of computers and more recently to one that involves
the use of computer networks — a local area network (LAN), a wide area network
(WAN) or the Internet.
m-Learning. The prefix “m” refers to mobile so m-learning refers to the use of mobile or
portable technology, such as mobile phones, hand-held computers or PDAs (Personal
Digital Assistants) in the learning process. Like open learning, mobile learning is
considered by some as learning that addresses the mobility of individuals in our present
world.
Blended learning. A combination of multiple approaches to learning constitutes blended
learning. Learning in a classroom situation may be blended with learning from Internet
resources. Numerous combinations are possible.