Distance Education: Definition and Glossary of Terms‚ 2nd Edition 2006 Lee Ayers Schlosser Associate Professor Southern Oregon University and Michael Simonson Program Professor Nova Southeastern University Table of Contents Preface 3 Defining Distance Education 4 Emerging Definitions 12 A Brief History of Distance Education 13 Correspondence Study 14 Electronic Communications 19 Distance Teaching Universities 23 Theory and Distance Education 25 The Need for Theory 26
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American Education vs. Indian Education Each person has his or her own opinion about which educational system is preferable‚ an Indian education or an American education. Each of these education systems both American as well Indian has its own strengths and weaknesses. Overall‚ one cannot claim which is more preferable‚ but still the debate is open for comments. But to speak the truth‚ the education system responsible for redefining a human being into some talented persona is a good education system
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Invisible Facts The question why Almajirci with respect to Traditional Almajiri Education System is very necessary giving its present state. Although Almajiri system was built upon the philosophy of acquiring‚ teaching and spreading Islamic education‚ Islamic religion and productive citizenry. Today‚ it has lost those glories and wander viciously along undetermined route. Abdulkadir‚ (2003) argued that‚ the woes of the Traditional Almajiri System were inflicted by the British colonialists and
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social movements as well as the spread of modern education gradually began to change the social structure of Kerala. If traditional education helped in preserving social conservatism‚ modern English education helped the dissemination of liberal ideas of equality‚ brotherhood‚ individualism‚ liberty‚ and dignity of the human person. The employment of the educated lower castes in schools and government services resulted in the breakdown of traditional values. Joint families got divided into smaller
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to talk about the effectiveness of online education and whether or not it is something that should be implemented in more schools across America. Already‚ many schools offer courses that can be taken completely online‚ while others have a small online component‚ and some say no to technology as a whole. There are points for and against this new idea of online
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Course: COM 220 Teacher: Sherry Ann Smith Good Education vs. Bad Education Does one think he or she can get very far without having a great education? Statistics shows that people with a great education are much more successful than those who do not receive a great education. Many people who graduate from high school and college are guaranteed to get a better job and higher position than those who have never finish their high school or college education. There are some teachers‚ doctors‚ lawyers‚ journalists
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must first consider an online or traditional university. With the rising costs of education‚ more students are choosing an online university. “In 2007–08‚ about 4.3 million undergraduate students‚ or 20 percent of all undergraduates‚ took at least one distance education course. About 0.8 million‚ or 4 percent of all undergraduates‚ took their entire program through distance education” (National Center for Education Statistics). Both online and traditional education have many similarities. However
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Chastity Education vs. Sex Education Just a few years ago‚ sex education is the most debated issue in the country. It was argued that it would be taught in all schools and universities for it was believed to be a useful tool in alleviating teenage pregnancy and abortion. The students as well as the members of the academe debated that sex education be infused in the curiculum. It is due to the increasing number of cases involving teenage pregnancies over the years . By just looking at
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Theoretical Education or Practical Education !! Nepal is backward in education system till today’s modern times due to the theoretical knowledge and rote learning. Theoretical education is based on text books and Practical education is based on various types of skills and technique. In Nepal‚ most priority is given to the theoretical education rather than practical as curriculum is based on it. Some of schools has adopted the practical approach of teaching-learning activities but majority are
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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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