http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed395214.htmlThis article covers a brief evolution of distance education from "snail mail" to the more current incarnations utilizing technology to facilitate learning.Distance Learning Online is defined as utilizing some of the following mechanisms:

http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed395214.htmlThis article covers a brief evolution of distance education from "snail mail" to the more current incarnations utilizing technology to facilitate learning.Distance Learning Online is defined as utilizing some of the following mechanisms:

1. Support thinking processes
2. Stimulate motivation and self esteem

1. Support thinking processes
2. Stimulate motivation and self esteem

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Part III: Teachers and Teaching, Chapter 9: Technology to Support Learning

This chapter provides a brief overview of the use of technology in the classroom from the 1960s. From these usage studies and experiments, much has been learned about how learning is affected by technology. "New" technology can provide opportunities of expanding "old" technology (e.g., traditional blackboards, books, etc.) .

http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/ch9.html

Part III: Teachers and Teaching, Chapter 9: Technology to Support Learning

This chapter provides a brief overview of the use of technology in the classroom from the 1960s. From these usage studies and experiments, much has been learned about how learning is affected by technology. "New" technology can provide opportunities of expanding "old" technology (e.g., traditional blackboards, books, etc.) .