STRENGTHENING DISTANCE LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Authors

  • Timothy Read Departamento de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos, ETSII, UNED

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/ried.6.1.1101

Keywords:

distance education, didactic material, dynamic presentation, interactivity, generative production of materials, portability, contextualization

Abstract

Now that we are well into the 21st century, there are more and more people interested in the application of new technologies to distance learning. The combination of faster access and lower connection prices (for example, satellite-based transmission that can be received in every household) can be foreseen to be a determining factor that facilitates the quality and degree of Internet usage. In fact it is reasonable to predict that CDROM will cease to be the chosen distribution medium in favour of direct access to material on the Internet, where such material will have a distinct aspect to the static Web pages that are encountered today on the network. Characteristics of didactic material of this type are highly likely to include a dynamic presentation of the material (based upon XML SMIL, and not HTML), a greater degree of interactivity between the user and the material, a generative production of both material and exercises (to provide an almost infinite amount of practice), a portability of the working environment and material to a wider range of contexts than there are at the moment, and a more intelligent treatment of the user in the study environment.

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How to Cite

Read, T. (2003). STRENGTHENING DISTANCE LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. RIED. Revista Iberoamericana De Educación a Distancia, 6(1), 55–65. https://doi.org/10.5944/ried.6.1.1101

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2003): Miscellany

Section

Research and Case Studies

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