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What is Distance Learning? Definitions, Examples & More

learnWorlds

With the rising trend of e-learning, a question that arises is how it started and what the future of this field is. Distance Learning began with lessons via postcards. Only in the 1840s, Issac Pitman provided his students with correspondence courses. What is Distance Learning? What is Distance Learning?

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What is Synchronous Learning? Plus the Pros and Cons

Maestro

There’s synchronized swimming. But what about synchronized learning? But is synchronous learning as complicated or difficult as these other synchronized activities seem to be? What is synchronous learning? The definition of “synchronous” is to exist or occur at the same time.

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3 LMS Must-Have’s to Support Synchronous eLearning

TalentLMS

With all of this flexibility and the ability to cater to each learner’s preferred learning style, most e-learning course strategies are divided into what is known as synchronous and asynchronous learning categories. What is Synchronous Learning?

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TCC08: Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible

Experiencing eLearning

Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible to Students with Disabilities. Kavita Rao, Educational Technology Specialist, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Honolulu HI. Issue isn’t just whether students have access, but whether the communication is actually as effective as that provided to others.

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5 Steps to a Successful Blended Learning Strategy

Learning Rebels

However, as time has marched on, organizations face certain problems using this delivery method, such as logistic issues, high cost of loss productivity, inability to connect learning back in the workplace, the inability to provide learning reinforcement and the list continues. Who will manage the program’s progress and updates?

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Top Four HOT Concepts in Distance Learning

E-Learning Acupuncture

Distance Learning itself. At my institution, we are scratching our heads a little bit wondering why we have an above average number of enrollments in our distance learning courses. So called ‘anytime, anywhere’ learning. So Distance Learning itself is a really hot concept.

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My History of Live Blogged Notes

Experiencing eLearning

In a recent discussion about how I have learned about instructional design without getting a master’s degree, someone asked me what courses and webinars I’ve attended. Because I have done so much live blogging, I was able to provide proof of my ongoing professional development efforts. Synchronous Learning.

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