Definition of Distance education

1. Distance Education
and the Internet
TECH4101
Dr. Alaa Sadik
Instructional & Learning Technologies Department
Abir Almuqrashi (89407)
Fatema ALHajri (89407)

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

3. Defining Distance Education
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. Defining Distance Education
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 education is oftentimes referred to as "Distance Learning" as well,
and is simply defined as "a field of education focusing on the andragogy and
pedagogy, instructional systems, and technology which endeavor to deliver
an education to students who are not physically in a classroom or campus
setting." In its simplest terms, it means earning a degree online.

5. Defining Distance Education
What is distance education or distance learning?
distance education and distance learning have been used
almost interchangeably and there is an overlap between them.
However, used the term ‘distance education’ to mean a
systematic approach involving the distance learning
environment, educators and separated learners.

6. Defining Distance Education
What is distance education or distance learning?
Distance education is a field of education that focuses on
teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering
teaching to students who are not physically present in
traditional classroom. However, the distance learning more
specific than distance education. So the distance learning is
part of distance education.

7. Defining Distance Education
Distance education or distance learning?
We think that, it is better to say distance education rather than
saying distance learning because, education word cover the
whole system including institutional dimension, pedagogical
dimension, and management dimension while learning as a
word means the process of acquiring learners something new
which could be as a part of pedagogical dimension that has
been covered by education word above.

8. Defining Distance Education
History of distance education and technology (old technology)
The earliest version of distance education, developed in the mid-nineteenth
century in Europe in 1840. In the United States during the nineteenth
century, there were several opportunities in adult education prior to the
advent of university extension beyond campuses.
In 1873, Anna Ticknow established a society that
presented educational opportunities to women
of all classes to study at home. Communication, teaching
and learning all took place through printed materials sent through the mail.

9. Defining Distance Education
History of distance education and technology (modern
technology)
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, cable
and satellite television came into use.
The advent of the Internet and digital
applications in the 1990s, combined
with the changing demographics of the distance education learner, added
a whole new dimension to distance education. These new technologies
bring educational opportunity to the non-traditional student, and the lure
of economic prosperity to higher educational institutions.

10. Defining Distance Education
Time for
Presentation

11. Defining Distance Education
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. The End
Questions & Discussions
Recourse:
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/spring01/declair/history.html