Distance Education in Nursing

L ANAND
Reseamh Sotmlar
Annarnalai
University
anandmscn@hotmail
Introduction .corn
As a result of technological advances, distance education for nurses is flourishing in 21’ t
Century. The technological advancements refined the educational system and approaches. Distance
education act as blessing to all nurses to continue their education and update their skills in their work
setting with limited costs, which directly benefitted quality of patient care and health care system
as whole.

The following section discusses the various aspects of distance education programmes. Definition
of Distance Education:
1.Distance education is defined as planned learning that occurs in different place from
teaching, requiring real time(synchronous) or delayed (asynchronous) interactive technology
and a needing a course design supportive of students — Escoffery,Afiner & Alperin 2003.
2.Distance education is defined as any learning experience that takes place a distance
away from the parent institution. It implements curriculum through a planned strategy for the
delivery of course or classes that include off- site satellite class managed by faculty,
broadcast of classes through video conferencing, teleconferencing to ofl campus sites,Web
based instruction and faculty supervised clinical experience including preceptorship and
interships. —Keating

3.Distance education refers to the forms of study where a geographic distance between
learner and teacher exists. — Iwasiw

4. Ois/ance education is defined 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, video, or computer technologies (Regional Accrediting Commissions).

5.Distance education is defined as "institutionally based formal education where the learning
group is separated and where telecommunications technologies are used to unite the learning group"
(Simonson, Smaldino, Albriqht, & Zvacek, 2006
 6.Distance education means that the teacher and the learner are separated from one
another and also from traditional class room setting - Young

7. Distance education is any educational process in which all or most of the

teaching is conducted by someone removed in space and/or time from the learner, with the
effect that all or most of the communication between teachers and learners is through an
artificial medium, either electronic or print. — UNESCO

Historical changes

360 B.C —Plato introduced “Written Word" which enable the students to experience and
interpret the words without facing teacher.

Middle age — Industrial revolution lead to technologically sound learning modalities which
increased the opportunities for teaching outside class room. Establishment of postal services
had greater influence in delivery of education at distance.

1873—Home based studies delivered via radio.

1892-Pennsylvania university started distance education programme via postal services.

1950 -60 — Correspondence courses delivered via text book,muIti media,radio and TV.

1961 Central Advisory Board of Education decided to introduce the system of

correspondence courses and a Committee was appointed under the chairmanship of Dr. D.
S. Kothari who was the then Chairman of UGC which recommended in 1961 the starting
of correspondence courses.

1961 - The first School of Correspondence Courses was started by the University of Delhi
in 1962.

1974-Regents External Degree Programme in Nursing. Currently 16000 students undergoing

different courses through distance learning-Associate degree,Master of Nursing.
1980- Many universities started offering correspondence courses and distance learning courses.
1982- First Open university established in Andra Pradesh.
1985 — IGNOU established.-First University established in India which offer only
distance education and open education on various streams.
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