Educational Mini-Clips in Distance Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 754-758
Author(s):  
Robin H. Kay
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
The Past ◽  
E Mail

It is undeniable that distance learning has grown rapidly over the past five years. With over 12 billion dollars spent on online learning in 1998 (Burgess & Russell, 2003) and a growth rate of 30%-40% per year since then (Harper, Chen, & Yen, 2004; Hurst, 2001; Newman, 2003), it is safe to say that distance education is firmly established in many businesses and universities. One well-established advantage of distance learning is that a student controls the time, pace, and pathway of learning (Burgess & Russell, 2003; Pierrakeas, 2003). This control over learning is very appealing to a user, particularly when customized or just-in-time support is readily available (Harper, Chen, & Yen, 2004). Providing effective, timely support, though, puts considerable strain on instructors and tutors, if they are available (Harper et al., 2004; Levine, 2003; Wallace & Wallace, 2001). It is challenging to provide just-in-time help because delay is inevitable. The use of e-mail or online discussion necessitates a time lag between question and response. Instant messaging systems (IMS) are another option, however, it is cost prohibitive to have instructors and tutors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Furthermore, IMS might be limited in the type of question that could be answered – complex formulas and equations, for example, are difficult to explain using this medium.

Spreading Awareness and Job Opportunities through Odl

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Ms. Anjali Saxena ◽  
Maa Bharti
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Chat Rooms ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Communication Distance ◽  
E Mail

Distance Education has done miracles in the field of education, it caters to those students who study and  work on their own at home or at the office and communicate with faculty and other students via e-mail, electronic forums, videoconferencing, chat rooms, boards, instant messaging and varieties of other forms of computer-based communication. Distance learning makes it much easier for some students to complete a degree or get additional job-training while balancing work and family commitments. This article elaborates upon the significance of Distance Education discussing various job oriented courses offered by Open universities to aspirants seeking degrees for a better resume and for career enhancements.  

scholarly journals Creative Wings in Distance Education Technologies

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prem Sharan Sah
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Material Development ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
Course Material ◽  
E Mail

Here are the questions that invariably are heard and often asked: "What is so good about distance learning?" "Why should it be used in a classroom?" Distance learning presents many more opportunities and possibilities in the classroom than a traditional face-to-face setting. Instructors can extend their reach to a global audience when including technology in the classroom. Distance education is one of the tools that promises to remove the barrier of geographic location, because it increases time and place flexibility, provides just-in-time learning, reduces costs, and has quicker time development than traditional material development—such as print, textbooks, information, and so on. For example, it is easier to use Web authoring tools to develop and disseminate information on the Web, which can be accessed by a large number of students, than publishing the information to be distributed and sold to students in bookstores. Another advantage of distance education is that it can provide students with the opportunity to move through course material at a self-set pace, which increases meaning for them. If students are able to construct their own meaning, the content will be more relevant. An advantage of using modalities such as chat rooms and e-mail aids students who are apprehensive about participating in large-group settings. These no threatening environments allow those students to be less self-conscious and more apt to participate and communicate their ideas and questions.

Spreading Awareness and Job Opportunities Through Odl

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Anjali Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Chat Rooms ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Communication Distance ◽  
E Mail

Distance Education has done miracles in the field of education, it caters to those students who study and  work on their own at home or at the office and communicate with faculty and other students via e-mail, electronic forums, videoconferencing, chat rooms, boards, instant messaging and varieties of other forms of computer-based communication. Distance learning makes it much easier for some students to complete a degree or get additional job-training while balancing work and family commitments. This article elaborates upon the significance of Distance Education discussing various job oriented courses offered by Open universities to aspirants seeking degrees for a better resume and for career enhancements.

scholarly journals Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning Modes: Strategies, Methods, Objectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Olha Volodymyrivna Berestok ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
English Language ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Asynchronous Online Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Learning Modes

The article deals with the main strategies, methods and objectives of synchronous and asynchronous E-Learning Modes from a scientific and practical point of view. A detailed description of the synchronous and asynchronous online-learning at different historical stages is presented. The task of the distance education in light of the trends of modern society and its role in the implementation of professional and social aspirations of an student is shown. The basic problems of contemporary ICT, the difference and peculiarities of the synchronous and asynchronous methods of e-communication are determined. The general tendencies, content, sources, means, forms and methods of ICT implementation in terms of strict quarantine circumstances are highlighted. Certain ICT tools implemented by higher educational establishments to provide distance learning in the educational institutions are defined. The key ways of overcoming the contradictions that arise in the path of self-improvement of a student in the present are called. The application of ICT tools by the teaching staff as an essential and effective instrument to modernize the educational process is emphasized. Online-learning environments, namely synchronous and asynchronous ones, essential to provide distance education, are mentioned. Various forms of interaction involved in synchronous and asynchronous modes are pointed out. The current practices of synchronous and asynchronous e-learning/teaching in English language are established. The results of the case study of the effectiveness of a/synchronous environments towards better English language learning are evaluated. The analysis of the strategy used in distance learning is presented. The leading instruments and tools for synchronous and asynchronous online-learning are stressed on. The description of "high degree of interactivity" between participants who are separated from each other geographically and in time by asynchronous learning environments is provided. The basic measures for the introduction of distance learning technologies in the educational institution, which do not contradict the principles of pedagogy, but supplement and promote the development of the process of education, are formulated. The preferences of students as for methods used during remote education are noted. Basic challenges for teachers, institutions, and students, provided by both synchronous and asynchronous modes of distance learning, are described.

scholarly journals The Physical Learning Environment of Online Distance Learners in Higher Education – A Conceptual Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheuk Fan Ng
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Distance Learning ◽  
Online Distance

Online distance learning is offered not only in post-secondary distance education institutions but in traditional universities as well. With advances in mobile and wireless technologies, completing academic studies anywhere anytime should become feasible. Research in distance education and online learning has focused on computer-mediated communication, instructional design, learner characteristics, educational technology, and learning outcomes. However, little attention has been given to where exactly learners do their learning and studying and how the physical and social aspects of the physical environment within which the online learner is physically embedded (e.g., the home) supports and constrains learning activities. In this paper, the author proposes a conceptual model for understanding the role that the physical environment plays in online distance learning in higher education, drawing on theories and research in environmental psychology, online learning, telework and mobile work, and higher education. Several gaps in research are identified, and suggestions for future research are proposed.

scholarly journals On Systems of Systems Engineering: Online Distance Education Systems Key Challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Arwa A. Al Shamsi
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Education System ◽  
World Health ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Systems Of Systems ◽  
Online Distance Education ◽  
Online Distance ◽  
Distance Education System

Technology development have affected educational delivery around the world. The utilization and implementation of online learning is rising at a staggering manner. Online Distance learning has become an urgent need recently. The use of distance learning has appeared in the past ten years, the learning has been extended by the technology from classrooms in the schools into online learning. Online Learning adopted in various universities, educational institutions and schools worldwide. Recently, with the emergency situations due to the epidemic of COVID -19, and according to the recommendations by World Health Organization for social distance, most of the educational institutions worldwide tend to utilize the online learning instead of traditional learning. Although the online learning has been implemented years ago, still it faces challenges. The author of this research paper aim to explore the key challenges that reported while implementing Online Distance Education System as Systems of Systems. The author then outlines research agenda that identifies 11 research themes that can be considered as a solution for the current Online Distance Education System implementations challenges.

scholarly journals Strategies for innovative teaching and learning Part 2: How to deliver a distance education online course

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Constance E. McIntosh ◽  
Diana Bantz ◽  
Cynthia M. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
History Of

The second article in a three-part series discusses how to deliver a distance education online course by i) assuring understanding of the learning platform, ii) developing a course model, iii) creating individual assignment rubrics for courses, iv) requiring active participation from both instructor and students, and v) setting-up quality communication. This paper is a continuation of the first paper whereby the history of distance learning, the positives and negatives of online learning, advantages and disadvantages of online learning, and the initial considerations for establishing online courses.

scholarly journals The trend of distance education: problems and prospects for implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-103
Author(s):  
George Grigorov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
General Education ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
The Past

Distance education has become an integral part of the educational system around the world. Official statistics on distance education, confirm a steady increase in the number of participants in distance learning and courses. The range of courses offered by more than 200 distance learning institutions, including about 1500 courses, of which about 75% – vocational and about 25% – general education. For the most part, this method of training is offered mainly by private institutes.The success of distance learning can be explained against the backdrop of changing conditions in economics, technology, and society. By the era of industrial society, the educational ideal of modern society was oriented to the classical educational systems for that time, which originated in antiquity. In many countries, traditional social norms have changed over the past 20 years.One authoritative researcher in the field of distance education noted that technology as a service delivery system has played an important role in the development of distance education and research. Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the number of educational institutions that offer a service such as distance learning. There has also been an increase in the number of students receiving distance education not only in our country, but also in educational institutions around the world.Despite the fact that there have been extensive studies of open distance learning, there is no consensus on the indisputable benefit or inadmissibility of distance learning in higher education. Identification and study of problematic issues in the field of distance education implementation remains very relevant today.In this article we want to consider some problematic issues of distance learning in higher education, which is considered today the most favorable for the study and implementation of the model of exclusively online learning.

Managing Organizational Knowledge in the Age of Social Computing

2011 ◽  
pp. 2504-2509
Author(s):  
V. P. Kochikar
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Social Computing ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Past ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
E Mail

Technology, since the days of the Industrial Revolution, has been used by large corporations, such as factories and the railways, to great advantage. Starting around the end of the 19th century, technology began to be used directly by the consumer, but remained essentially a means of satisfying a personal need, such as lighting or listening to music. In the past decade, as technologies such as e-mail, Web, Weblogs (blogs), Wikis, and instant messaging have become pervasive, the way technology is used by individuals has changed—it has increasingly been put to use to meet social needs, such as interaction, sharing, and networking. This new paradigm of technology use, and the technologies that have enabled it, may be termed social computing. By its very nature, social computing facilitates the sharing and leveraging of knowledge residing within a community of people. In this article, we discuss how social computing can act as the primary mechanism that enables the management of knowledge within an organization.

Disruption and Innovation: Online Learning and Degrees at Accredited Journalism Schools and Programs

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Castañeda
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Web Survey ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Mass Communications ◽  
Online Journalism

This study examined online journalism courses and degree programs (also known as distance learning or distance education) at the 113 programs accredited in 2008–2009 by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). A web survey, which garnered a response rate of 72%, and interviews with faculty members and administrators found that 13% of programs now offer or plan to offer online degrees. Viewed through innovation theories, these and other results suggest that online journalism programs may grow, and early innovators could carve out new markets of nontraditional students.

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