1. * Distance Education
and the Internet
TECH4101
Dr. Alaa Sadik
Instructional & Learning Technologies Department
Modified by : suaad alkhwaldi
fatma al-weshahi
hanifa al-blushi

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

3. Background:
The Industrial Revolution in the 19th century
Developments in various fields of technology
Offered new solutions for delivering instruction
Learners’ interests were enhanced
Increase in the subject areas offered by distance
education
Became one of the formal means of education.

4. What is distance education or
distance learning?
Defining the meaning of distance education may provide a
good starting point to recognise its elements.
Use Google to search for:
define:distance education
Distance ED= distance learning= online learning

5. What is distance education or distance
learning?
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. It
has been described as "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.

6. What is distance education or
distance learning?
Distance education= instructional strategies
and learning methods
Distance learning= instructional delivery
system

7. What is distance education or
distance learning?
Distance education is defined as e-learning or online
learning. Unlike conventional classroom learning, it is not bounded by space
and time

8. History of distance education and
technology (old technology)
Printed materials and letters was used before the industrial
revolution in 1700s

9. History of distance education and
technology (modern technology)
Nowadays new technologies are used:
Video conferencing and audio-visual broadcasting.

10. Time for
Presentation

11. In conclusion, many key features characterize
distance education:
1. The separation of teacher and learner;
2. The separation among learners;
3. The use of one medium to deliver instruction;
and
4. The use of a communication channel to facilitate
interaction and support learners.

12. Questions & Discussions