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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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Serendipity

Learning with e's

It was quite exciting to appear on the front cover of Training Journal this month. I was approached by the editor of the journal after my presentation in London at the Learning Technologies annual conference. Each centre would have internet connected computers, video conferencing and digital satellite teleconferencing.

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What if they threw a party and none of us came?

Learning with e's

Before anyone points out the fact that paper based journal cost money to produce, edit, review, print and distribute, I want to make the following points: Most academic journals are run by academics on a voluntary basis - those who review for my journal don't get paid a penny.

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Online Learning Works – So Why are Schools Failing at it?

eLearning 24-7

Distance Learning – An interview I saw last week, with the CEO of the 3rd largest school district (Maryland) referred to online learning as distance learning. . She isn’t the only person to do so, it is a term I hear often, but it has nothing to do with online learning as it actually exists.

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eLearning Conferences

Tony Karrer

All the information below was obtained from Internet sources and announcements in educational journals. All Internet addresses were verified at the time of publication. www.asmiweb.com/HigherEd/ January 28-29, 2009 Distance Learning as an e-Infrastructures Application : Innovation and Future Trends, New Delhi, India.

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Reflections on Two Decades and Three Degrees

Allison Rossett

We create podcasts on distance learning topics, record videos about helpful Internet resources, and keep reflective journals by blogging. As social animals, will we see more natural lifelong learning networks? As creatures of habit, will we see more of the same impassioned drive towards all things Internet?

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The Decline of Student Education in the Era of Great Education Technology Solutions

Jigsaw Interactive

Although it’s a stretch to say that schools were entirely prepared for the impact the COVID pandemic would have on their operations, virtual education was not a new concept, which made the transition to 100% virtual learning possible when it became necessary. Poverty and Distance Learning.