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What is Distance Learning? Definition, Examples and Types To Expect In 2021

Academy of Mine

Distance Learning refers to the act of learning or being taught in a way that is considered nontraditional; specifically in that the teaching and learning are done asynchronously in different times and locations than would be typical, for example teaching and learning from within one’s own home instead of in a classroom.

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Ghana's Educational Institutions Operating Distance Learning Programs

eLearning Industry

National emergencies, like the COVID-19 and others yet to come, are indicators to alert us for proper planning and implementation of a robust distance learning program across the country. We must leave no stone unturned in this venture, as we together seek out the best utilization of ubiquitous technologies for teaching and learning.

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Distance Learning – What is it? How to Deliver It with an LMS

Academy of Mine

Hybrid learning – a type of distance learning – allows students and employees to alternate between attending in-person classes and learning online to take complete a program (eLearning). What is Distance Learning? Unlike live virtual training, self-paced eLearning happens asynchronously (time-zone friendly).

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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Summary: “Debates rage about the appropriateness of using social networking in teaching, with arguments ranging from waste of time and distraction from academic goals to needed to reach net generation student. Social networks for distance learning. How does it fit with distance learning. My notes in italics.

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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. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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Boost Learners Efficiency With Blended Learning

Paradiso Solutions

Blended learning is a term that is increasingly used to describe how e-learning combines traditional teaching methods and independent learning into a hybrid teaching method. It refers to an approach that combines e-learning with distance learning (lectures, workshops, training, etc.).

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Captivate 5 for University Educators

Adobe Captivate

This week’s eSeminar was chock full of solutions as we discussed ‘how to’ start developing eLearning based on the kind of face to face classroom content educators already have prepared for the courses they teach. Captivate 5 for University Educators.