Chapter 12 Distance Education: Learning via Telecommunications

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Chapter 12Distance EducationLearning via
Telecommunications

• Radio
• Telephone
• Television (broadcast, cable, satellite)
• Internet

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Distance Learning is a Form of Education
Characterized by

• Physical separation of learners from teacher
• Organized instruction program
• Technological media
• Two-way communication

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Commonly Used Media
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Broadcast Radio

• Pros
• Relatively Inexpensive (compared to TV)
• Range
• Flexibility
• Imagination Stimulator
• Cons
• Scheduling
• Operation Expense

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Audio Teleconference

• Pros
• Cost Effective
• Easy to Use
• Interactive
• Cons
• Lack of Visual Information
• Poor Audio
• Intimidating

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Audiographic Teleconference

• Pros
• Visual
• Cost
• Cons
• Availability
• Time Factor

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TelevisionOne Way Video,One Way Audio

• Prerecorded video
• Live programming without direct feedback

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• Delivery Systems
• Broadcast Transmission
• Satellite Transmission
• Microwave Transmission
• Closed-Circuit Television
• Cable Television
• Fiber Optics

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TelevisionTwo Way Video, Two Way Audio

• Full Duplex Teleconferences
• Compressed Video

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Online Technologies

• Using Computer Based Systems to Deliver
  Instruction

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Important Issues Regarding Students

• Students Must Understand
• Their Roles
• How to Use the Technology
• Communications Etiquette

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Important Issues Regarding Teachers

• Training
• Technical Expertise
• Planning
• Facilitation
• Problem Solving