Remote learning and distance education burst into the national consciousness with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic - yet it remains poorly understood in many ways. Explore a range of debates around this timely topic, including: can remote learning models of educational instruction produce the same (or better?) academic results than in-school learning? What are the socialization impacts of remote learning? What do education experts think is the next frontier in remote learning? This book explores those questions and many more.
Remote Learning and Distance Education provides the historical background and context for understanding the origins and evolution of distance education - an evolution which was accelerated dramatically, and in unpredictable ways, when the COVID-19 pandemic transformed millions of actual classrooms into virtual ones. Readers will better understand the problems, controversies and solutions surrounding distance education, from access and equity issues to maintaining academic integrity. Profiles of key figures and organizations, such as Khan Academy, give readers an introduction to important players in this potentially revolutionary approach to teaching and learning.
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A resource for understanding the full dimensions of remote learning and distance education, including historical developments, important policies and trends, its essential role during the COVID pandemic, and debates about benefits, drawbacks, and potential reforms as the world becomes ever more digitally connected.
Preface
1. Background and History
The First Distance Learning
Trends and Landmarks in Correspondence Education
Radio Days
The Television Age: A Revolutionary Tool or Wires in a Box
Concerns Raised About Televisions Dark Side
Computers Enter the Game
The Internet Starts to Make Things Interesting
The Pandemic Changes Everything
Confronting the Pandemic
Emerging From the Pandemic: Navigating a Changed Landscape
Here We Go Again?!
Beyond the Pandemic: Looking Ahead to the Future of Distance Education
In the New Normal
Bibliography
2. Problems, Controversies and Solutions
Basic Elements of Distance Education
Access and Equity
Educational Quality
Changing the Way We Teach and Learn?
Protecting and Maintaining Academic Integrity
Financial Costs
Impact on Health Physical, Mental, and Emotional
Distance Education and the Corporatization of Higher Education
The Conundrums of OPMs
Remote Learning, Distance Education, and the Dangers of First Impressions
Bibliography
3. Perspectives
Lindsey Barrett
Eleanor Campbell
Aidan Carroll
Laura Kovalaske
Guy Lancaster
Sarah Swain
4. Profiles
People
Sir Isaac Pitman
Michael Grahame Moore
Charles A. Wedemeyer
Joan Ganz Cooney
Muriel Oaks and Janet Ross Kendall
Organizations/Institutions/Corporations
ASU Online
Coursera
Khan Academy
Online Learning Consortium
Southern New Hampshire University
Telelearning Systems and the Electronic University Network
2U, Inc.
University of Phoenix
Western Governors University
5. Documents and Data
Data
Table 5.1. Pre-pandemic Growth of Online Learning, 2013-2018
Table 5.2. Percentage of Students in Online Learning, 2019-2021
Table 5.3. Parent Opinions of the Impact of the First Year of Pandemic on
Their K-12 Childrens Education and Well-being
Table 5.4. Differences by Race, Ethnicity, and Income in Percentage of
Parents Who Said the Impact of the First Year of the Pandemic Was Negative
Table 5.5. Parents Who Said the First Year of the Pandemic Had a Negative
Emotional Impact, by Race, and Their Views on Whether It Improved
Table 5.6. Teen Opinions on Post-Pandemic Schooling
Table 5.7. Teen and Parent Satisfaction Level with How Their School Has
Handled Virtual Learning
Table 5.8. Worry Level of Teens and Parents That They May Have Fallen Behind
in School Due to the Pandemic
Table 5.9. Access Issues for Teens, Encountered Often or Sometimes
Documents
Press Release from Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren Concerning Letters Sent
to CEOs of Online Project Management Companies (2020)
Letter Sent by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown to the CEOs of
Five OPMs Concerning Business Practices (2020)
National Council on Disability Statement to House Subcommittee Regarding
Educational Equity Post-COVID-19 (2021)
GAO Report, Indian EducationSchools Need More Assistance to Provide
Distance Learning (2021)
Press Release from the Office of Senator Edward J. Markey Announcing the
Introduction of Legislation Addressing the Online Educational Needs Caused by
the Covid Pandemic (2021)
National Science Foundation, Education Researchers Assess Impacts of
Long-term Remote Learning on Students (2021)
Excerpt from Distance Learning in the Pandemic Age: Lessons from a (No
Longer) Emergency (2022)
6. ResourcesBooks and Articles
History, Overviews, and Compilations
Theory, Philosophy, and Developing Practices
Teaching Strategies and Tips
Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Course Design
The Business of Distance Education
Administering and Developing Distance Education Programs
Distance Education versus Remote Learning
Pros, Cons, and Assessments
Higher Education and Distance Education
Hybrid and Blended Learning
Issues and Impacts
Opportunities for the Online Learner
Websites
7. Chronology
Glossary
Index
About the Author
William H. Pruden III, JD, is Director of Civic Engagement and Instructor of History and Social Studies at Ravenscroft School, NC, USA.
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