Open and Distance Learning Today

by Lockwood; Fred

• ISBN13: 9780415127592
• ISBN10: 0415127599
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1995-06-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Fred Lockwood presents a comprehensive account of research and development in open, distance and flexible learning from a range of acknowledged experts from around the world. An essential purchase for teachers and students alike.

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors
Preface
The Big Bang Theory in Distance Education	p. 3
A Practical Agenda for Theorists of Distance Education	p. 13
Trends, Directions and Needs: A View from Developing Countries	p. 23
American Distance Education: A Short Literature Review	p. 32
Creating the Future: Developing Vision in Open and Distance Learning	p. 42
Student Learning and Students' Experiences: Research, Theory and Practice	p. 55
The Potential of Research with Students to Inform Development	p. 67
Still Seeking the Audience?	p. 76
Information Technology and Disabled Students: Overcoming Barriers to Learning	p. 87
See What I Mean? Where Compressed Digital Videoconferencing Works	p. 98
Teaching and Learning by Satellite in a European Virtual Classroom	p. 108
A Dimension of Image Types in Educational Multimedia Materials	p. 119
Over the Threshold: Media Technologies for Home Learning	p. 129
The Empathy Templates: A Way to Support Collaborative Learning	p. 139
Electronic Highway or Weaving Loom? Thinking About Conferencing Technologies for Learning	p. 151
Use of Hypermedia and Telecommunications for Case-Study Discussions in Distance Education	p. 164
The Challenge Facing Course Design	p. 175
A Model-Based Design Approach for the Flexibilisation of Courses	p. 185
Students' Perception of, and Response to, Formative and Summative Assessment Material	p. 197
Using Electronic Networking for Assessment	p. 208
Research and Pragmatism in Learner Support	p. 221
Student Support in Open and Distance Learning	p. 232
Support for the In-Company Learner	p. 242
Implementing Experiences from Small-Scale Courses to Large Education Systems	p. 255
Managing Learning Support	p. 265
The Layout and Design of Textual Materials for Distance Learning	p. 279
Using Instructional Illustrations for Distance Education	p. 288
The Development of Printed Materials: A View of Print Production for Distance Learning in the Light of Recent Developments	p. 301
Contemporary Developments in the Typographical Design of Instructional Texts for Open and Distance Learning	p. 311
Electronic Layout and Design Visions of the Future	p. 323
Building Good Quality In, Rather than Inspecting Bad Quality Out	p. 335
Course Evaluation and Academic Quality	p. 343
A String of Pearls? A Broader Approach to Course Evaluation	p. 354
Evaluation and Self-Improving Systems	p. 361
Index	p. 370
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