telelearning

=Telelearning (also known as Distance Learning)=

__What it is__

A planned teaching/ learning experience that uses a variety of technologies - print, video, telecommunications, computers - to reach learners at a distance. Telelearning involves the provision of flexible courses and programs which "enable people to learn at the time, place and pace which satisfies their circumstances and requirements. __Examples__ • Australian radio schools where teaching is provided via radio broadcasts to students living in the Australian outback. •  The Open University in the UK that relies heavily on television broadcasts to deliver lectures and information to its thousands of students. •  The world over, teaching material for correspondence courses is now being offered on audiocassettes and videocassettes.  __Copyright issue__ Persons must get permission in writing before using copyrighted materials. If you are an instructor who wishes to show a copyrighted videotape in the teleclassroom, you must have the written permission of the copyright holder. If you are unable to obtain that permission, we cannot transmit the tape. __IT Systems__ The Internet provides an excellent opportunity for those in education to provide an effective teaching programme worldwide. The cost of publishing a mass of information on the World Wide Web is less than the cost of publishing a book. This information can be read by anyone who has access to the right technology. • E-mail and Net Meeting facilities will allow more and more students to communicate with each other and their teachers. • The Internet has the potential, with the correct support and financing by governments, to transform the world - bringing low cost, high quality education to those who can only ever dream about receiving a formal education.