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Distance Learning
Advantages
Self Inspiration
- Encourages students to stay self-disciplined
- Students take on greater personal responsibility. They must stay well organized. They must perform well in an online setting.
Flexibility to choose
- Provides students with the freedom to learn anywhere, at their own pace.
Not limited by geography
- Provides students with the freedom to learn anywhere, at their own pace.
Easy access
- Work and home life responsibilities can get in the way.
Earning while learning
- Provides the flexibility to working part-time jobs in the evening and on weekends.
- Schooling no longer has to come before a career.
Money and time savings
- Less expensive to support
- Don’t have to worry about travel time to and from campus.
- Don’t have expenses related to gas, car maintenance, or parking.
- Avoid childcare costs
Virtual trips
- Communication with other educational institutions
- Let students experience places related to the curriculum
- Learn in interactive ways through these experiences
- An exciting way to engage students
- As tools for instructors rely on to increase engagement
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Characterizes
The instructor will:
i) Set the theme for each week
ii) Provide topics for discussion
iii) Post assignments with detailed instructions.
iv) Record lectures, short videos, or presentations
The students will:
i) Watching lectures, videos, or presentations
ii) Researching discussion topics
iii)Submitting discussion posts
iv) Submitting assignments
v) Participating in video conferencing
vi) Corresponding with the instructor via email
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Disadvantages
students face a higher risk of online distraction.
- Students can lose track of deadlines and motivation.
- Students who work well on their own
- Students who have trouble prioritizing may stumble
- Students who lack organizational and scheduling skills.
Hidden student costs
- Gaining access to a reliable computer
- Having an internet connection
- Buying a web camera (in some instances)
- Computer maintenance
- Utilities (e.g., electricity for internet services)
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Categories
Synchronous
- Less flexible than other forms of distance learning
- Students must meet with their instructor and sometimes their classmates at pre-scheduled times
- Limits the student’s ability to learn at their own pace
Asynchronous
- Receive clusters of weekly deadlines.
- Students have the freedom to work at their own speed.
- More opportunities for student interaction
- Student access course content beyond the scheduled meeting or class time
- Interact through online conversations, quizzes, or video comments on student own
- Allows faculty and students to create and consume content
- Benefits:
i) Reach and engagement
ii) Can leverage live recordings or create videos -Student motivation
iii) Students to review content on their own time and on whatever device they prefer.
iv) Complement synchronous learning experience: Post the Zoom recording for re-watching, Interact around the content, Get analytics on participation, Generate captions for accessibility, Add quizzes, Integrate with an LMS
How to work
Instructors send all information in the form of:
i)Online textbooks
ii) Screen-recorded videos using tools
iii) Voice-over slideshow presentation
iv) Scheduled chats between students and the instructor
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