COURSE TITLE - IASE University

SPECIALIZATION PAPER - DISTANCE EDUCATION
Objectives:
To enable student teacher to:
1. Understand the concept, nature and scope of Distance Education
2. Understand the nature of Distance Education as continuous process of
development and change.
3. Understand the aims, objectives of teaching Distance Education at different levels.
4. Learn the techniques and methods of distance Education.
5. Understand the open system, correspondence education.
6. Understand communication strategies of Distance Education.
Course Content
UNIT-I- NATURE, SCOPE AND OBJECTECTIVES :
-Concept of Distance Education.
-History of Distance Education.
-Distance Education as a Discipline
-Theories of Distance Education.
UNIT-II- CURRICULUM AND PLANNING :
-Open Education
-Correspondence Education
-National and State Universities
UNIT-III- METHODS AND APPROACHES :
-Communication Strategies
-Teaching Strategic of Distance Education Educational broadcast.
-Educational Telecast.
-The Computer, Videodiscs, C.D. and Video tapes
-Resource Centers of Distance Education
- Course Design in Distance Education.
UNIT-IV-INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM :
-Instructional Procedure
-Support System of distance Education
-Evaluation Process of Distance Tcaching
-Role of Regional and Study Centers
-Role of Counsellor and distant learner.
UNIT –V EVALUATION:
-Concept of evaluation in distance education.
-Need for continuous evaluation
-An Analysis of Distance Education
-Research in Distance Education.
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