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Distance Learning

By: Chanda Brown. Distance Learning. Quick Facts:. 1840 – correspondence courses 1921 – educational radio 1950 – educational TV 1964 – PBS 1972 – theory of distance learning 1982 – teleconferencing 1993 – online college ( http:// www.usdla.org/timeline/start.html ).

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Distance Learning

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  1. By: Chanda Brown Distance Learning

  2. Quick Facts: • 1840 – correspondence courses • 1921 – educational radio • 1950 – educational TV • 1964 – PBS • 1972 – theory of distance learning • 1982 – teleconferencing • 1993 – online college (http://www.usdla.org/timeline/start.html)

  3. Like All Good Things • A government organization • http://www.usdla.org/ • An awareness week (Nov. 10-14, 2008) • schools, colleges, and other organizations will be showcasing their programs • free webinars showcasing various types of distance learning providers • Congressional Support

  4. Distance Learning • Eliminate the need to commute • Can we say economy friendly? GO GREEN! Everyone ELSE is! • learn when it's convenient for you • Get what you want! • high school, associate, undergraduate, and graduate • interactive, engaging and effective • empower and leverage educational access and opportunities

  5. Current Methods of Information Dissemination • streaming video • virtual classroom • collaborate on a group project (maybe like google docs?) • listen to a podcast • discussion boards or chat groups • e-mail your classmates, instructor, or teacher’s assistant • instant messaging options

  6. Who are our Learners? • over 3.5 million college students are taking online courses/earning online degrees. • 700,000 high school students are taking one or more courses online. • nearly 40 states have established state-wide or state-lead virtual schools. • Michigan even made online courses a requirement to graduate in 2007. (http://www.ndlw.org/about.html)

  7. Who Are Our Providers? • United States Distance Learning Association • Schools (secondary, post-secondary, etc.) • Corporations/Business’ • Governments • Military, NASA, etc.

  8. Where are we going?

  9. No More • I’m Done

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