Distance Education (DE)

1. Technological advances: television, computers, radio, internet, skype, virtual reality

2. After week 2 my new definition of DE is learning from outside the traditional classroom setting through different mediums to people of all ages

3. My first definition of DE was learning through a virtual classroom where the teacher and students are separated geographically.

4. Other components to consider in new definition

5. History of DE: Changes that DE has gone through over time from its insurgence to present

6. Mediums used in DE over the years: mail correspondence, newspaper ads, traveling tutors, radio, television, voice recording, e-learning