A Conceptual Model for Effective Distance Learning in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Farajollahi, Mehran; Zare, Hosein; Hormozi, Mahmood; Sarmadi, Mohammad Reza; Zarifsanaee, Nahid
Titel	A Conceptual Model for Effective Distance Learning in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 11 (2010) 3, S.63-77 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Learning Theories; Educational Planning; Active Learning; Teaching Methods; Feedback (Response); Formative Evaluation; Summative Evaluation; Models; Learning Processes; Specialists; College Faculty; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Institutional Mission; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Bildungsplanung; Aktives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Analogiemodell; Learning process; Lernprozess; Fakultät; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The present research aims at presenting a conceptual model for effective distance learning in higher education. Findings of this research shows that an understanding of the technological capabilities and learning theories especially constructive theory and independent learning theory and communicative and interaction theory in Distance learning is an efficient factor in the planning of effective Distance learning in higher education. Considering the theoretical foundations of the present research, in the effective distance learning model, the learner is situated at the center of learning environment. For this purpose, the learner needs to be ready for successful learning and the teacher has to be ready to design the teaching-learning activities when they initially enter the environment. In the present model, group and individual active teaching-learning approach, timely feedback, using IT and eight types of interactions have been designed with respect to theoretical foundations and current university missions. From among the issues emphasized in this model, one can refer to the Initial, Formative and Summative evaluations. In an effective distance learning environment, evaluation should be part of the learning process and the feedback resulting from it should be used to improve learning. For validating the specified features, the opinions of Distance learning experts in Payame Noor, Shiraz, Science and Technology and Amirkabir Universities have been used which verified a high percentage of the statistical sample of the above mentioned features. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10