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Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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Use of Educational Technology in Promoting Distance Education
Rashid, Muhammad; Elahi, Uzma
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v13 n1 p79-86 Jan 2012
Educational technology plays an important role in distance education system. By adapting new communication educational technologies in distance educational programmes their quality could be ensured. Instructions conducted through the use of technologies which significantly or completely eliminate the traditional face to face communication between teacher and students lead to distance education. Now a days, media such as computer, artificial satellites, digital libraries, telephones, radio and television broadcasting and other technologies are presenting their potential for the purpose. Audio, video and print materials provide the base while internet is becoming cheap, fast and effective medium. Immense resources are already available on the web. In addition, technology is rushing to bring in revolution in the filed of distance education. So in future, positive changes can be apprehended.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Quality, Skill Analysis, Performance Factors, Educational Trends, Instructional Innovation, Educational Practices, Educational Improvement, Instructional Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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