1. The document defines distance education as a complex communication process that occurs between students, instructors, content, and machines using different digital technologies. It aims to make learning available anywhere and anytime without obstacles. 2. Distance education is more organized than distance learning, with administration, faculty, staff support, and technical support departments. Distance learning can be an unorganized process. 3. Key features of distance education include the separation of teacher and learner, separation among learners, use of a medium to deliver instruction, and use of communication channels to facilitate interaction and support learners.

1. Distance Education
and the Internet
TECH4101
Dr. Alaa Sadik,
Done by:
Khalid Al.shabibi 88733
Abduallh Al.abri
saud Al Shukaili
87034
Instructional & Learning Technologies Department
www.alaasadik.net
alaasadik@squ.edu.om

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

3. Defining Distance Education
Background:
1.The Industrial Revolution in the 19th century (see
Wikipedia) →
2.Developments in various fields of technology (give
examples) →
3.Offered new solutions for delivering instruction →
4.Learners’ interests (in what?) were enhanced →
5.Increase in the subject areas offered by distance
education →
6.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

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

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

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

8. Defining Distance Education
What is distance education or
distance learning?
Distance education is defined as a complex communication
process which happen between students, instructor, content, and
machine using different types of digital technology, which aimed
to make learning available for anyone in any place without no
obstacles at anytime. It is an organized process that involves
administration, staff support, technical support, and design and
evaluation experts.

9. Defining Distance Education
Distance education or distance learning?

There are some differences between distance education
and distance learning….(Distance education) is more
wider and organized, for example: distance educational
institution has administration department, faculty
department, staff and technical support department, and
so on. On the other hand, (distance learning) we can say
about it, random process without organization.

10. Defining Distance Education
History of distance education and technology (old
technology)
Broadcast Radio
Broadcast Radio
& TV
& TV
Interactive
Interactive
television
television
1964
1883
1921
Correspondence
Correspondence
Education
Education
1980
1980
AIM project & the
AIM project & the
UK open University
UK open University
Internet / /Web
Internet Web

11. Defining Distance Education
History of distance education and
technology (modern technology)
o
Appearance of internet and social network
o
Advancement in the smart phone and it is impact on the field of
distance education
oVideoconferencing
oLearning
& mobile learning
become flexible, open, and distributed

12. Defining Distance Education
Time for
Presentation

13. 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.

14. The End
Questions & Discussions