E-LEARNING: NEW MANTRA FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION Dr.R.Sivakumar Introduction The old correspondence courses were the first Distance Learning courses but with the advent of Internet in the eighties‚ e-Learning became new mantra for delivering higher education courses over really long distances. The Internet opened new possibilities and now any type of learning content‚ be it for school‚ graduate or masters level‚ employee training‚ research activity or any other type of academic offering
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The Transformation of Music Education through Distance Learning Introduction Having grown up in a rural community in Newfoundland and Labrador‚ I was taught by only three different teachers between grades kindergarten and grade six‚ in a multi-grade school structure. These teachers had to do everything from providing canteen services to teaching physical education. I did not have the opportunity to have a music program until I was bussed to another community for junior high. I immediately
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EN102 Final Draft Is distance learning as effective as traditional classroom learning? Distance education also known as distance learning‚ e-learning or online learning‚ is unlike traditional classroom learning. Professor Shelia Tucker of East Carolina University in her article “Distance Education: Better‚ Worse‚ Or As Good As Traditional Education?” states that “distance learning allows individuals such as the full-time police officer‚ the mother of four‚ and people living in rural areas
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Introduction Long distance relationship‚ known as LDR is model of a romantic relationship that takes place when the partners are separated by significant distance. I have been experiencing this kind of relationship since 10 months ago and still going. As an international student studying abroad‚ my boyfriend and I separated within thousand miles between Indonesia and Australia. Although the time different is not far different and communication device is not a problem‚ deterioration still appears
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Role of Distance Education to Impart the Higher Education in Assam A case study of IDOL (Gauhati University) in Sonitpur District Manoj Kumar Hazarika‚ Assistant Professor‚ Department of Commerce‚ & Daisy Rani Kalita‚ Assistant Professor‚ Department of Economics‚ Darrang College‚ Tezpur Abstract: Overall development and growth of a nation is based on educational system of the nation. Higher education imparts in-depth knowledge and understanding to expose new edge of knowledge in different fields
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT MAY 2014 OUMH1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS TABLE OF CONTENT CONTENT PAGE 1 Introduction 3 2 Study Skills 4 3 Conclusion 8 4 References 9 1.0 Introduction “Children must be taught how to think‚ not what to think.” ―Margaret Mead. In this fast
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December 1‚ 2009 Persuasive Essay – Game Theories Has Virtual Reality Taken Things Too Far? Distance Education versus Face-to-Face Learning In Clive Thompson’s “Game Theories”‚ the author illustrates how virtual worlds‚ such as Everquest and Second Life‚ have surprisingly become much like the real world. Everquest is an online virtual reality video game that allows individuals to create fictional characters to “generate goods as they play‚ often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading
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ENROLLED IN DISTANCE EDUCATION Table of Contents Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 3 Relevant Background Information 3 Statement of the problem 6 Purpose of the Study 7 Research Questions 7 Theoretical Framework 8 Chapter 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW 12 Distance Learning 12 Conceptual models: Adult-learning models 15 Adult Learning Styles 17 Barriers to Learning in distance education 19 Faculty Barriers in Distance Learning 20 Adult Learners and Motivation in distance education
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Journal of Distance Education/ Revue de l’enseignement à distance Spring/Printemps 1999 Vol. 14‚ No. 1‚ 102-114 What’s the Difference: A Review of Contemporary Research on the Effectiveness of Distance Learning in Higher Education Ronald Phipps and Jamie Merisotis American Federation of Teachers‚ National Education Association‚ 1999‚ 48 pages Available online at http://www.ihep.com/difference.pdf Mark Bullen With the increasing popularity of web-based instruction‚ it seems there has been an explosion
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A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE SCHOOL DISTANCE EDUCATION IN FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY Chapter I. Background of the Study 1. Introduction of the Study 1. Brief Background of the Study Over the years‚ we are adapting and continuing to adapt the changes the world is giving us. Most often‚ these changes are brought to us by technological advancement and innovation. These latest technological advancements have created a lot of new opportunities for
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