Pathfinder Distance Education

U/CL Pathfinders

DISTANCE EDUCATION

DEFINITION: “The term distance education and/or distance learning refers to the teaching-learning arrangement in which the learner and the teacher are separated by geography and time.” (Distance Education: the Essential Guide)

NARROW THE TOPIC:

Is an online or distance course second-rate compared to traditional classroom experiences?
Is the growth of distance education in general, and online education in particular, a positive trend in the education system?
Is the digital divide a serious concern in considering access and equity in distance education?
What kind of students most benefit from distance education?
Discuss the growth digital diploma mills and what can be done about them.
What are some ways that emerging technologies have enhanced distance education?

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Distance education; Teaching—computer network resources; Telecommunication in education; Open learning; Education -- Effect of technological innovations on.

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

American Educator’s Encyclopedia	REF LB 15 .D37
Encyclopedia of Distance Learning	REF LC 5211 .E514 2005 v.1
Encyclopedia of Human Development	REF HM 626 .E53 2006 "Distance Learning"
Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia	REF LB 1028.3 .E17 2004
Encyclopedia of Education	REF LB 15 .E47 2003

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK

CQ Researcher “Digital Divide” (1/28/00); “Distance Learning” (12/07/01)

Issues & Controversies “Distance Learning” (3/16/01)

STATISTICS

National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/

Statistical Abstract of the United States (also at Reference Desk)

Electronic America: Information Plus (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Premier

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

ERIC

Education Full Text

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

Distance Education Clearinghouse	http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html
Distance Education & Training Council	http://www.detc.org
Distance Education at a Glance	http://www.uidaho.edu/eo/distglan.html
U.S Department of Education Distance Education Links	http://www.ed.gov/programs/disted/resources.html
Chronicle of Higher Education	http://chronicle.com/indepth/distance/

CITING YOUR SOURCES:

University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources Links

http://ucl.broward.edu/Cite_Your_Sources.htm

MM 9/01 rev 7/07 ck2

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