Distance Education

Paper Summary:

The paper evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of correspondence education and home study, independent study, telecourses, and the development of interactive television and video.

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Introduction
Evaluating the Forms of Distance Education
Summary

From the Paper:

"In assessing the strengths and weaknesses of various forms of distance education and its progression from manually-oriented approaches to electronically-enabled teaching platforms, it is clear that Chere Campbell Gibson's vision of how information enables greater long-term learning is happening today. At the center of Gibson's vision of learning is the opportunity for students to get away from rote memorization and engage in problem solving through interdisciplinary experiences. Ultimately technology can be an enabler of greater learning and the potential of giving students the flexibility of creating knowledge as well, and this is the catalyst of Chere Campbell Gibson's view of technology as an enabler of more effective teaching and learning."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Mehdi Najjar (2008). On Scaffolding Adaptive Teaching Prompts within Virtual Labs. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 6(2), 35-54. Retrieved September 16, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1522465811).

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