DISTANCE

LEARNING
Yetti Fajriati 16223014
Widya Alda SZ 16223015
Outline
Distance Learning

Instructional Communication Functions

Broadcast Radio

Audio Teleconference

Audiographic Teleconference

Television in Distance Learning

Online Technologies

Distance Learning Issues

 Distance Learning
Distance education has became the popular
term to describe learning via telecommunications.
The term telecommunication embraces a wide
variety of media configurations: radio, telephone
and television.

In Greek, tele means “at a distance” or “far off”

systems for communicating over a distance.

Distance Learning is a form of

education characterized by the following: (4)
Instructional Communication
Functions

“ Regardless of the technology used, from live teacher to computer

conferencing, an instructional telecommunication system must
perform certain functions to be effective: (4)
“
01. Information Presentation 03. Student-student and
Teacher lecture and demonstration, Student-teacher
printed text and illustrations Discussion groups, group projects,
peer tutoring
02. Student Activity 04. Access to Learning
Questions and answer sessions,
Resources Printed materials, library, kits
testing, practice feedback
 Broadcast Radio
Broadcast Radio can be adapted to educational use. Although radio is basically a format for one way
lectures or dramatic presentations, some degrees of interactivity can be added by using printed materials.
Some programs provide a telephone number for the students to contact the instructor

Advantages Limitations

Cost Flexibility
Schedule Operation
Radio is less Can convey music,
expensive than TV discussion and story Broadcast radio is expense
telling being displaced by
prerecorded material It’s difficult to justify
the expense of
Range Imagination operating broadcast
facilities when
stimulator prerecorded materials
Radio program can are available
reach a large Listeners are free to
population use their imaginations
 Audio Teleconference Audio Teleconference is a live, two-way
conversation using the telephone,
connects people at different locations.

Advantages Limitations

Cost Effective Lack of Visual Information

Without the expense of time and money involved. It can’t show visual materials

Easy to use Poor Audio

Accesible because it uses standard telephone. There’s no special microphones amplifier devices

Interactive Intimidating

All participants get the same message. Not many learners are willing to participate
 Audiographic Teleconference
Audiographic Teleconference adds a still-picture transmission to an audio teleconference.
Devices like analog video, fax, and electronic graphics tablet can be used.

Advantages Limitations

Visual
The addition of the visual Availability
element Audiographic technologies
1 1
are not readily available.

Cost 2 2 Time Factor

Can provide an audivisual It takes nearly a full minute to
experience at a cost of transmit a still image.
television
 Television in Distance Learning
One-way television
is a television delivery systems in
Roles of television programs (Rockman,
which programs are transmitted to
1976):
students without interactive
conncection with teachers.
• To assist classroom teachers in difficult
subjects: art, music, science.
• To supplement classroom instruction in
subject areas in which limited classroom 5 principal types
resources may prevent full examination of of delivery systems:
historical events.
• To bring outside stimulations to subject areas  Broadcast
such as literature.  Satellite
 Microwave
 Closed-circuit
 Cable TV
 Online Technologies

Online Technologies have opened up a new array of distance

learning opportunities, computer-based system let people
participate in learning activities even at home.

Programs such as Google Chrome, can give people distance

learning experiences. They can access information right from
the computer or mobile phone.
Distance Learning Issue

STUDENT’S TEACHER’S
ROLES ROLES

They must be able Participate in all

to use technology programs with the
to communicate students

They must Took responsibility

understand for operating and
communication troubleshooting the
etiquette equipmetns