Posted on May 12th, 2007 at 10:04 am by edu2 and
The process of converting a traditional classroom course into a course taught through other media such as CD-ROM or the Internet involves many issues. A survey administered to college students highlights the issues and concerns learners have with nontraditional course delivery methods.The authors are converting an undergraduate course into a CD-ROM based course and undertook this study to identify learner concerns.
( Distance Learning: Issues and Concerns of Distance Learners)
Distance education technologies are expanding at an extremely rapid rate. Too often, instructional designers and curriculum developers have become enamored of the latest technologies without dealing with the underlying issues of learner characteristics and needs, the influence of media upon the instructional process, equity of access to interactive delivery systems, and the new roles of teacher, site facilitator, and student in the distance learning process.
(Issues in Distance Learning)
Demand for distance education initiatives has been on the rise, but accessibility have not kept up in some instances. Manju Banerjee, a research and education consultant with Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D), explores this this issue and how students with learning disabilities are affected by this trend. This article originally appeared in the Spring 2002 issue of Perspectives.
(Accessibility Issues in Distance Education)
Education/E-Learning: Issues For Developing Countries
From the Networking and Information Technology Observatory publication of the Sustainable Development Networking Programme of the United Nations Development Program. The E-learning section includes a collection of articles from worldwide publications. It is updated daily with new articles. The collection is searchable by keyword, as well as offering users the ability to browse by region or specific country. Abstracts summarize the daily resources, but full text of referenced articles is available from the linked sources.
(International Issues and Organizations)
( Issues in Distance Education)