Fyi, I started doing distance ed in Arizona in 1981 and the program was 3 years old when I was hired. TV, radio and print delivery. Interactive came later when audio teleconferencing became viable. We owned a bridge. Then Video teleconferencing as well as Satellite and later computer based. This was for adult ed/TAFE level and academic programs. Oh, and when I was in primary school, we had TV delivered education. That was in the 1960s. If you're interested in that history, look up MPATI. The broadcast was from -- an AIRPLANE!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest_Program_on_Airborne_Television_Instruction is a start.
So, no, this isn't new. Correspondence on paper has a much longer life than these examples. I find it amusing when the general society is exposed to things that were niche/special applications as if they had "invented" it. It's more a matter of exposure to something that they just hadn't had experience with before. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Worthington" To: Cc: Sent:Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:48:38 +1000 Subject:Re: [LINK] Digital distraction: New report raises concerns about online learning On 16/4/20 7:50 am, Antony Broughton Barry wrote: > https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/digital-distraction-new-report-raises-concerns-about-online-learning-20200415-p54k0l.html There were concerns about TV being a distraction, back in the days of correspondence courses and educational broadcasts. There are technological distractions, but decades of experience shows this is manageable. Technology enabled distance education learning is not new. The Australian Schools of the Air are an early example for children. Australia's University of New England pioneered techniques for adult distance education, later adopted by the Open University in the UK, and from there around the world https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2013/08/lessons-for-moocs-from-open-university.html -- Tom Worthington, MEd FHEA FACS CP IP3P http://www.tomw.net.au +61(0)419496150 TomW Communications Pty Ltd. PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617, Australia Liability limited by a scheme approved under Prof. Standards Legislation Honorary Lecturer, Computer Science, Australian National University https://cecs.anu.edu.au/research/profile/tom-worthington _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
