MODULE 1

Amy Trainer
W H AT I S D I S TA N C E
E D U C AT I O N ?

• Separation of student and

teacher.
• Non-traditional classroom
• Live instruction
• Asynchronous learning.
• Interaction
BENEFITS &
D R AW B A C K S

• Self-paced
• Learning locations
• Lack of face-to-face
interaction
• Accessibility
GOING
F O R WA R D

• Be more online.
• Available to K-12
• Free, public, online
education.
• Implemented properly
 SOURCES

• Moore, M. and Kearsley, G (2012). Distance Education: A

Systems View of Online Learning. 3rd Edition.
Cengage Learning.

• Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2019).

Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance
Education. Information Age Publishing