Distance Education
by Amanda Smith
1. History
1.1. Industrial Revolution
1.1.1. New production metheods
1.1.1.1. assembly line
1.1.1.2. mass production
1.1.1.3. mass distribution
1.1.2. Need for skilled labor
1.1.3. Urbanization
1.1.3.1. Societal goals
1.1.3.2. Economic goals
1.1.4. New technologies
1.1.4.1. Steam
1.1.4.2. Electric
1.2. 3 distinct phases
2. Technology
2.1. Correspondence
2.2. Multi-Media
2.2.1. Broadcast
2.2.1.1. TV
2.2.1.2. Radio
2.2.2. Teleconference
2.2.3. Video conference
2.3. Online
2.3.1. Cloud storage
2.3.2. Chat
2.3.3. Virtual classrooms
3. Institution
3.1. Single mode
3.2. Dual Mode
3.3. Open Universities
3.4. Administrative
3.4.1. Hire experts
3.4.2. Admit students
3.4.3. Collect tuition
3.4.4. Maintain records
4. Interaction
4.1. Read/Write
4.2. Asynchronous
4.3. Mediated by technology
4.4. Spatial seperation
5. Teaching
5.1. Distribution
5.1.1. Mass distribution
5.2. Course Material
5.2.1. As a commodity
5.2.2. Created by content experts
5.2.3. Packaged by instructional design experts
5.2.4. Standardized
5.2.5. Accommodates large base
5.3. Teacher
6. Learning
6.1. Student
6.1.1. Autonomous
6.1.2. Underpriveledged
6.1.3. Adult
6.1.4. Part-time
6.1.5. Consumer