This document discusses distance education and its definition. It begins by having students search online definitions of distance education. It notes that understanding the definition provides a starting point to recognize its elements. The document has students clarify the definitions by discussing them in a team. They then add their own viewpoint, defining distance education as a complete teaching and learning system that focuses on delivering and supporting learning for physically separated students and instructors. The document also briefly outlines the history of distance education moving from corresponding materials to broadcasting to interactive technologies like computers and networking.

1. Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101 Dr. AlaaSadik Instructional & Learning Technologies Department Ameena Al-Rawahi (68707) Roqayia Al-Hashmi(68697) Laila Al-Tobi(68711) www.alaasadik.net alaasadik@squ.edu.om

2. Interactive Presentation Distance Education and the Internet TECH4101 Lecture One Defining Distance Education

3. What is distance education or distance learning? Use Google to search for: define:distance education NOTE: The importance of defining the meaning of distance education is that it may provide a good starting point to recognise its elements. Defining Distance Education

4. What is distance education or distance learning? Use Wikipedia to find more info aboutdistance education and distance learning Defining Distance Education

5. Defining Distance Education What is distance education or distance learning? Discuss the definitions you found with your team

6. Defining Distance Education What is distance education or distance learning? Clarify the definitions using the information you found in Wikipedia and other sites.

7. Defining Distance Education What is distance education or distance learning? From our view of point, Distance education isa complete system of teaching and learning that focuses on delivering and supporting learning for students who are physically separated from the instructor.

8. Defining Distance Education Distance education or distance learning? Add your own point of view here: Distance education because all students are learners but not all learners are students.

9. Defining Distance Education History of distance education and technology Paragraph 1 here: Distance education started with corresponding or printed materials. Then it moves toward the broadcasting (Audio and TV).

10. Defining Distance Education Modern technologies of distance education Paragraph 2 here: Distance education then moved toward more interactive technologies such as telephone, audio conferencing, video conferencing and computers and networking.

11. development in the definition of distance education The development of distance education is linked with the development of its technologies that are used to deliver and support the learning. It started with corresponding or printed materials moving to broadcasting and TV retching the computer and networking with full y interactive environment.