The Virtue of Virtuosity “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut is about a fictional time in the future where everyone is forced to wear handicapping devices to ensure that everyone is equal. As the story begins‚ George and Hazel Bergeron are sitting on the couch watching television. George is intellectually superior so every few seconds a raucous noise is played in his ear to keep him from being able to hold a consistent thought‚ which happens continuously throughout the story. This system of
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A Theoretical Framework for Distance Education-Desmond Keegan Keegan suggested that electronically linking students and instructor at various locations creates a virtual classroom. Keegan suggested three questions had to be answered before one could develop a theory. Those three questions are 1.) Is distance education an educational activity? 2.) Is distance education a form of conventional education? 3.) Is distance education possible‚ or is it a contradiction in terms? These 3 questions lend
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DISTANCE LEARNING: DEMOCRATIZATION OF EDUCATION Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching‚ often on an individual basis‚ to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom. It has been described as "a process to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance‚ or both.
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"Differently Abled" "Harrison Bergeron" is a dystopian science fiction short story written by Kurt Vonnegut and first published in 1961. It deals with egalitarianism. The theme is set by the first line: "The year was 2081‚ and everyone was finally equal." Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (October 1961)‚ the story is available in the author’s collection‚ Welcome to the Monkey House. In the story‚ societal equality has been achieved by handicapping the most
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Disadvantages of Distance Learning A few years ago‚ distance learning was seen as an inferior way but nowadays even famous and established traditional colleges and universities are providing distance learning courses and it is generally considered a way to improve one’s life. However‚ people still argue whether distance learning give more advantage or disadvantage. Some of them who see the benefit of distance learning will say that distance learning
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By crafting the dystopian message of ultimate equality in “Harrison Bergeron‚” Vonnegut expresses his perspective on total equality; it is not an ideal concept. He does so by showing a possible consequences of total equality. In the narrative‚ the 211th‚ 212th‚ and 213th Amendment was enacted— a set of rules that establishes full equality— all under the control of the Handicapper General‚ Diana Moon Glampers. To the Handicapper General‚ being equal didn’t only mean “before God and the law‚” it also
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Study Skills for Distance Learning Theme A BSc.(Hons) Engineering Management Degree Subject: Study Skills A report on the existing study skills of the author and areas where he can improve and develop his long distance work based learning techniques to successfully complete the Engineering Management BSc. (Hons.) Degree. Contents Page Title Page Content Page 1 Introduction 2 Learning Outcomes for Study Skills Module One Figure 1 3 Activity One Developing learning independence
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“Online Distance Mode of Learning” Edited / Authored By: Dr. K. RAVICHANDRAN1M.B.A.‚Ph.D. Professor & HEAD Department of Entrepreneurship Studies Madurai Kamaraj University MADURAI – 625 021 Mobile:+ 91 – 93 60 50 54 43 Email:ravimba_mku@yahoo.co.in (or) ravimba.mku@gmail.com Co-Authored By: VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM C.V.M.B.A.‚ M.Phil.‚ (Ph.D.) Research Scholar Department of Entrepreneurship Studies Madurai Kamaraj University MADURAI – 625 021 Mobile: + 91 – 96 553 – 83 745 Email:
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"What Every Student Should Know About Online Learning." Illinois Online Network. Web. 02 Apr. 2010. The author--John E. Reid‚ Jr.--clearly writes in favor of Distance Education‚ or as he calls it‚ Computer Mediated Distance Education. He argues that for adult learners‚ the conveniency of being able to take classes‚ and then work the material‚ watch lectures‚ at their own preferable time. Reid claims that the traditional system of education is well on the verge of being swept away by online learning
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No.1‚ 2012 www.iiste.org Effectiveness of Open and Distance Education and the Relevance of ICT: A North-East Indian Perspective Prasenjit Das‚ Ritimoni Bordoloi* Department of English‚ Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University‚ Guwahati 781006‚ Assam‚ India * E-mail of the corresponding author: ritimonibordoloi@gmail.com Abstract In today’sKnowledge Society‚ it is almost accepted by common agreement that open and distance learning (ODL) has enabled people to develop different levels
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