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Distance Learning

Distance Learning. Definition. distance education: the delivery of instruction to students who are separated from their teachers by time and/or location. Success Factors. Achievement and self esteem beliefs Responsibility and risk-taking Technology skills and access

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Distance Learning

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  1. Distance Learning

  2. Definition • distance education: the delivery of instruction to students who are separated from their teachers by time and/or location

  3. Success Factors • Achievement and self esteem beliefs • Responsibility and risk-taking • Technology skills and access • Organization and self-regulation

  4. Cons Pros • Convenient alternative for “at-risk” students • Flexibility in scheduling • Expanded curriculum offerings • Lots of information available on the Internet • Enhanced teacher technology skills • Computer failures • Lack of interaction • Time management • Costs the school district when they lose students • Limited access • High drop-out rates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMC0iaz6bac

  5. Sources • Lever-Duffy, Judy , and Jean B. McDonald. "Technology in Schools: Changing Teaching and Learning." Teaching and Learning with Technology. Fourth ed. Boston: Pearson, 2003. 320-322. Print. • Podoll, Sue, and Darcy Randle. "Building a Virtual High School... Click by Click." T H E Journal. 33.2 (2005): Print. • Reid, Karen, Yvette Aqui, and Leann Putney. "Evaluation of an evolving virtual high school."Educational Media International. 46.4 (2009): 282-283. Print. • Rice, Kerry Lynn. “A Comprehensive Look at Distance Education in the K-12 Context.” Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 38.4 (2006): Print.

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