Instructional programs or courses in which the instructor and students need not be in the same physical place, particularly those relying on computers, audio, or video technology as the medium for delivery and, sometimes, for two-way interaction.

Off campus study completed via correspondence.

The physical presence of the student is not required at the educational institution. Study is conducted using specially prepared teaching materials which are made available to students by post, radio, television and in some cases video conferencing.

Traditional courses courses are taught on-site, meaning in a classroom. The tremendous advances in technology now allow alternative teaching delivery methods such as web-based courses, video courses, and Interactive Television (ITV) courses. These are known as distance education. The amount of study time, the work and study requirements, and grading mechanisms are as strict and difficult as traditional courses, but offer the student more flexibility.

Options for students who cannot attend traditional on-campus courses such as telecourses, on-line courses or interactive television courses.

delivery of instruction outside the traditional classroom, may include satellite, cable television, radio, fiber optics, and microwave transmission

A form of full-time or part-time study that takes place outside the university, either at a study centre or at home by correspondence. Periodical residential attendance at on-campus sessions is usually required.

The term distance education covers the various forms of teaching and learning at all levels which are not under the continuous, immediate supervision of tutors' presence with their students in lecture rooms or on the same premises but which nevertheless benefit from the planning, counseling and tuition (i.e. tutoring, teaching) of the staff of a tutorial organization.

taking courses through alternative learning formats, such as intensive study classes conducted one weekend per month, telecourses provided over the television, or virtual classrooms set up on the Internet.

(n.) Learning and teaching that occurs when the student and teacher are not necessarily in the same place and/or interacting at the same time. distance medium (n.) A means or method of communicating across distance. Distance media include broadcast television, radio, cable television, satellite transmission, the telephone, and the Internet.

Degree and/or credit granting education delivered to remote (non-campus) locations via synchronous, asynchronous, instructor-led or computer-based means of instruction. Distance education most often utilizes the Internet and intranet/extranet, but can also include audio- and videotape, satellite broadcast, interactive TV and CD-ROM, for delivery, interaction or facilitation.

Formal learning in which the student and the instructor are not in the same place at the same time.

Taking educational courses from a remote location, often by videoconference.

Related to the technology driven instructional method that allows learners to study at sites physically removed from the instructor. Typically employs video, data, print, and voice technologies. Includes efforts to support such education through the delivery of online catalogs and databases, electronic reserves, electronic reference, tutorials and document delivery.

A way to provide education through packaged lessons that students complete on their own. The material has traditionally been delivered by mail, but many distance education courses now deliver their material and collect their assignments electronically. Distance education is not the same as the teacher-mediated, e-learning credit courses offered through the provincial Learning Management System.

the educational process for external students. Distance education students are those who do not study at a UNE campus. For International Students, this term refers to students who study a UNE course from their home country.

A type of education, typically college-level, where students work on their own at home or at the office and communicate with faculty and other students via e-mail, electronic forums, videoconferencing, chat rooms, bulletin boards, instant messaging and other forms of computer-based communication. Most distance learning programs include a computer-based training (CBT) system and communications tools to produce a virtual classroom. Because the Internet and World Wide Web are accessible from virtually all computer platforms, they serve as the foundation for many distance learning systems.

Involves the physical separation of teacher and student. Students and teachers communicate with each other by such means as correspondence courses, audiotapes, computer links, cable television broadcasts or satellite hook-ups.

Any form of learning that does not involve the traditional classroom setting in which student and instructor are in the same location at the same time. Examples range from correspondence courses to videoconferencing to online classes.

a method of learning in which the student communicates with the instructor via mail, audiotape, e-mail, the Web, cable-television broadcasts or satellite hookups.

Describes instruction and learning that occur when the instructor and learner do not physically meet in the same place or at the same time. Instructor and learner convey information via technology, which may include mail, telephone, audiotape, videotape, satellite, and the Internet-singly or in any combination.

Instructor and student are in different locations

A mode of education in which students enrolled in a course do not attend the institution, but study off-campus and may submit assignments by mail or email (Knight and Nestor, 2000).

is used loosely of courses or units which can be studied off-campus. Such units or courses may require attendance at a weekend seminar at a designated centre or campus (see also 'flexible delivery ').

It is defined as a type of education that utilizes one or a variety of media to deliver instruction to a student at a site remote from the instructor.

The formal process of distance learning . This term has traditionally implied higher education, post-secondary.

Classes taught over satellite or local television, through the Internet, by video tape or CD ROM, and by correspondence. Some may be regularly scheduled; others may be taken when most convenient for the student's schedule.

Courses that do not require the student to attend face-to-face class sessions.

Refers to the method of training conducted by Thomson Education Direct. All course materials are mailed to your home, there are no classes to attend. This form of education is a self paced, flexible learning method. When you complete a learning module and mail in your assessment, we despatch the next module of study directly to you.

Credit-granting education or training courses delivered to remote (off-campus) location(s) via audio, video, or computer technologies, such as the Internet. Includes both synchronous and asynchronous instruction. May include a small amount of on-campus course or lab work, on-campus exams, or occasional campus visits. Courses conducted exclusively on-campus are not included in this definition. Courses conducted exclusively via written correspondence are also not included. Distance education does not include courses for which the instructor travels to a remote site to deliver instruction in person.

a formal learning activity which occurs when students and instructor are separated by geographic distance or by time, often supported by communications technology such as television, videotape, computers or mail

May also be referred to as "online learning" or "eLearning." A means of instruction that implies a course instructor and students are separated in space and perhaps, in time. Interaction may be synchronous (facilitated) or asynchronous (self-paced). Students can work with various course materials, or they may use tools like chat or discussion groups to collaborate on projects.

any instruction which does not involve face-to-face interaction between the student and the instructor. Traditional approaches to distance delivery of courses have involved the use of printed materials, television broadcasts, audio tapes, teleconferencing, tutorial contact, seminars, labs, and examinations. More recently, new approaches have emerged using interactive video, electronic mail, the Internet, and audio graphics.

(voir Apprentissage à distance, Télé-enseignement) (A) A form of learning in which a learner communicates with a teacher or a distant system of learning. (B) Teaching remoted by means of radio, television, film, or Internet.

Conveying knowledge from a distance. The organizational framework and process of providing instruction at a distance. Distance education takes place when a teacher and student(s) are physically separated, and technology such that voice, video,data and/or print is used to bridge the instructional gap.

The process of providing instruction when students and instructors are separated by physical distance and technology, often in tandem with face-to-face communication, is used to bridge the gap.

School which has the highest number of enrolled students with CFS since most schools can't cope with CFS disability students.

An organized instructional program in which the teacher and learners are physically separated by time or geography.

A means of teaching courses to students who are unable to attend campus or school based study. Technology such as the Internet is often used.

See Distance learning. This term is often used synonymously with distance learning. However, "distance education" seems to be preferred in undergraduate and graduate academic settings.

A planned learning that normally occurs in a different place from teaching and, as a result, requires special techniques of course design, special instructional techniques and special methods of communication by electronic and other technology, as well as special organizational and administrative arrangements.

Course work that takes place without a requirement for the learner to be physically present in a traditional classroom setting. Instruction occurs through correspondence, telecommunications, or other electronic media and is provided throughout the year, permitting a flexible schedule. Distance education courses are available to public and non-public K -12 school students.

Education delivered to a remote location, where the learning actually takes place. Can be synchronous as in the case of Interactive Television (ITV) or asynchronous as in the case of Web or CD-ROM.

(also called external studies) A mode of education in which students enrolled in a course do not attend the institution, but study off-campus and may submit assignments by mail or email.

Situations where students are not located with their teachers/learning institutions and therefore require specialized instructional techniques, technologies, and means of communication to promote learning.

Educational provision using strategies designed to deliver distance learning.

See Distance Learning. The term distance education is often used synonymously with distance learning. However, distance education typically refers to distributed learning resources in academic settings.

An educational situation in which time, location, or both separate the instructor and students. Education or training courses are delivered to remote locations either as real-time, online, instructor-led interaction; or intermittent, time-delayed interaction. Means of instruction include written correspondence, text, graphics, audio- and videotape, CD-ROM, online learning, audio- and videoconferencing, interactive TV, and FAX. Distance education does not preclude the use of the traditional classroom.

A planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies to reach learners at a distance and is designed to encourage learner interaction and certification of learning.

Distance Education (Commission on the Institutions of Higher Education North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) is defined, for the purposes of accreditation review, as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are not in the same place. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. Distance education may employ correspondence study, or audio, or video, or computer technologies.

Teaching and learning in which learning normally occurs in a different place from teaching.

Certain units of study are offered on a distance education (or external) basis; these units are identified with an X code in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units (in the University Calendar).

An education program whereby students may complete all or part of the program in a geographical location apart from the institution hosting the program.

An educational situation in which the instructor and students are separated by time, location, or both. Education or training courses are delivered to remote locations via synchronous or asynchronous means of instruction, including written correspondence, text, graphics, audiotape and videotape, CD-ROM, online learning (using the World Wide Web), audio- and videoconferencing, interactive TV, and facsimile (fax). Distance learning does not preclude the use of the traditional classroom. The definition of distance education includes but is broader than E-learning.

Education designed for delivery where students and instructors not in the same location.

A means of delivering instruction to students using various technologies including teleconferencing, World Wide Web, discussion and chat groups, e-mail, and the like. It is possible to obtain a college degree through distance education without ever attending class in the traditional sense. Although one may be located thousands of miles from their instructor, it's possible to attend class remotely using distance education technology.

an educational process and system in which all or a significant proportion of the teaching is carried out by someone or something removed in space and time from the learner. Distance education requires structured planning, well-designed courses special instructional techniques and methods of communication by electronic and other technology, as well as specific organizational and administrative arrangements.

The formal process of distance learning . This term has traditionally implied the higher education level.

see Distance learning (DL)

Instructional delivery option that takes advantage of various space or technology resources. Distance education enhances options for students to access educational resources to overcome geographic, mobility, or time constraints. ( learn more)

Distance education, or distance learning, is a field of education that focuses on the pedagogy/andragogy, technology, and instructional systems design that are effectively incorporated in delivering education to students who are not physically "on site" to receive their education. Instead, teachers and students may communicate asynchronously (at times of their own choosing) by exchanging printed or electronic media, or through technology that allows them to communicate in real time (synchronously). Distance education courses that require a physical on-site presence for any reason including the taking of examinations is considered to be a hybrid or blended course or program.