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What is distance education?

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Distance education is the delivery of instruction to students who are separated from their teacher by time and/or location.

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How has distance education changed from its inception to now?

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Distance education started as correspondence courses that brought instruction to rural areas via the mail. As new technologies were developed they were used for distance delivery. Today computers are a key technology for distance education.

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How is planning for distance delivery different from traditional delivery?

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In distance delivery, since learners are not in proximity to the teachers, student needs must be anticipated. Lesson plans must be more detailed; technical problems must be planned for; and students must be prepared for this method.

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How is planning for distance delivery different from traditional delivery?


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Why is feedback especially critical to distance delivery?


To maintain the communications cycle, feedback from and to students is necessary. Systems must be created to ensure adequate and frequent feedback to be sure that students do not become lost and frustrated.

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Why is feedback especially critical to distance delivery?


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What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous technologies in distance education?


Synchronous technologies are those that must be used at the same time but not necessarily in the same place; Asynchronous technologies are those used for time-shifted instruction.

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What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous technologies in distance education?


What types of telephone technologies support distance education?

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Telephone calls, conference calls, speaker phones, phone bridges, and voice mail can be used to support distance delivery.

What types of telephone technologies support distance education?


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What is the difference between PC-based compressed video conferencing and a video conferencing classroom?


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PC-based conferencing enables data, audio, and video meetings over the Internet while a compressed video classroom is a class-size system designed so that multiple classes can connect and interact via video.

What is the difference between PC-based compressed video conferencing and a video conferencing classroom?


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How does an Internet classroom site support distance education?


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An Internet classroom is a virtual classroom space that is created via Internet meeting software or through the support of educational websites. These technologies let teachers conduct a class via the Internet.

How does an Internet classroom site support distance education?


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How can email be used for distance education?


Email can provide asynchronous one-to-one or one-to-many communication among the teacher and class members. It can also be used to send documents via attachments among members for cooperative learning and discussion. Teachers can also return assignments as attachments.

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How can email be used for distance education?


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What is alternative delivery and how does it differ from distance education?

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When teachers adapt distance education technologies and strategies to the delivery of instruction in the traditional classroom, it is considered alternative delivery of instruction.

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What are the key issues facing distance teachers and students?

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-For both teachers and students, readiness for working in a distance environment and technical support-For students, access to instructional support systems-For teachers, the time necessary to prepare and manage a distance classroom

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