Foundations of Education 4.1-4.7 Chapter Objectives

Explain why students demand to learn at a distance even though they prefer to learn in the classroom with the teacher and their classmates.

Students demand to learn at a distance because they can go by their own pace or speed. They have the ability to learn where and whenever without any pressure. Students only prefer to go into the classroom when they want face to face interaction.

4.2       Define distance education.

Distance education nothing but online learning without any face to face interaction with the professor. It is a successful, easier way to obtain an education. Distance education is designed for people with busy lives who are working and have families. It has many definitions but one that sticks out is rapid technology.

4.3       Explain Coldeway’s quadrants.

Coldeway’s  quadrant is defined as four different ways in which an education is being offered.  It is known as same-time, same-place education; different-time, same –place; same-time different-place and different-time, different place. It is very helpful when you are distant learner.

4.4  Discuss Richard Clark’s “mere vehicles” quote as it relates to distance education.

He states that in distance education it will have a huge change when it comes to teaching and learning but states educators should not say that technology based learning should have a advantage or disadvantage when it comes to methods of learning.

4.5       Explain how Jim Finn might compare stirrups to distance education.

He was only stating that it is not people who changes technology, technology changes itself- stirrups was implying that it is easier and efficient.

4.6       Give examples of how distance education is being used in several locations of the world and in the United States.

In Turkey, its success rate is business administration and economics; China has developed a successful education program, a national radio and TV University system was established there; Africa qualified teachers and educational materials are inadequate so as of now it doesn’t have a wide impact in learning so they are at a basic level. In the European Union media is a huge success; The United States has a vast variety of all types of ways to incorporate distance education into the rapid force of technology.

4.7       Discuss telemedicine and relate the topic to distance education. Explain a vision for education and schooling in the future.

Telemedicine relates to distance education because of its communication revolution and electronic information. It is connected with the medical field and will improve and become more widely available in the future.