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The persistence of distance (learning)

Learning with e's

In a formal sense, distance learning has been a familiar concept since at least 1837, when Sir Isaac Pitman began teaching his shorthand system using typed instruction cards mailed through the universal Penny Postal service to his students across England. The term ''distance education'' may well be anachronistic in the digital age.

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#CoronaVirus, class closures and communication

Learning with e's

I earned my first degree in psychology largely by studying at a distance - at the British Open University. Many others have achieved similar awards at a distance. There is a growing body of research that shows there is no significant difference between learning outcomes achieved at a distance against those achieved in class.

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Serendipity

Learning with e's

It was 1996, and a period of great technological transformation, and the project aimed to set up distance learning centres in hard-to-reach rural areas. I learnt a lot about new technologies, the concept of distance learning, and interestingly, a lot about people and local politics! Unported License.

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Face to face - at a distance

Learning with e's

During this time, I began to experiment with audio and video conferencing, and then connected these to satellite broadcasting to create some of the first 'face-to-face at a distance' learning experiences. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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10 Distance Learning Systems

Ed App

Distance learning systems are seeing more use as more organizations adopt remote training and elearning. Learn more about how you can be involved in your employees’ learning journeys from afar with this list of 10 distance learning systems. . Distance Learning System #1 – EdApp.

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What has been and what is yet to come

Learning with e's

It's fitting then that this year, Tallinn is also the host city for the annual European Association for Distance Learning (EADL). What has been and what is yet to come by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Technology mediated society

Learning with e's

Suddenly, out of nowhere, we are being bombarded by emails from self-appointed experts in working from home and distance learning, all offering us their unwanted and unsolicited advice and support. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. It's a funny old world isn't it?