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Award-winning in its first edition, this book is an essential guide to the use of technology in flexible and distance learning, weighing up the pros and cons of different media. Fully updated, this second edition: examines criteria and guidelines for the design and delivery of effective teaching, using modern learning technologies focuses on the use of the Internet for distance and flexible education considers the design and use of emerging technologies such as web-based video-conferencing and speech recognition places emphasis on organisational and management issues and how these influence the effective use of technology gives attention to the integration of online teaching with campus-based face-to-face teaching. With a focus on basic principles and general guidelines this guidance applies to existing and emerging technologies. It is essential reading not just for those specialising in flexible and distance learning and distance education, but anyone concerned with the integration of technology with teaching.
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Technology, E-learning and Distance Education Second edition Technology, E-Learning and Distance Education is the essential guide for anyone wanting advice on how to choose the right technology at the right cost for a course or flexible learning programme. The underlying principle of this new second edition is unchanged from the first – technology is not inherently good or bad for teaching – it’s the way that teachers and administrators use it that matters. Fully updated to include all the latest technologies in this fast-moving field, this second edition presents a user-friendly model to help you to make your decisions, and explores the spectrum of media available, including print, radio, video, online learning and synchronous conferencing. Exploring the strengths and weaknesses of each medium, the book considers issues such as cost, pedagogy and usability. Technology, E-Learning and Distance Education will be a valued tool for any teacher, educator, trainer manager or administrator wanting to ensure that they provide a learning programme that is tailored to the needs of their learners. Dr Tony Bates is an international education consultant and has the Cisco Chair in E-learning at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He was formerly Director of Distance Education and Technology, Continuing Studies, at the University of British Columbia, Canada, where he was responsible for managing the development and delivery of 100 distance education courses. Janice Picard is an expert on synchronous communications technologies. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Management Learning at Lancaster University in the UK. Her research focuses on problems in collaborative team work in networked learning. RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Distance Education Series Editors: Desmond Keegan and Alan Tait Theoretical Principles of Distance Education Edited by Desmond Keegan Globalising Education Robin Mason Distance Education: New Perspectives Edited by Keith Harry, Magnus John and Desmond Keegan Convergence of Distance and Conventional Education Alan Tait and Roger Mills Collaboration in Distance Education Edited by Louise Moran and Ian Mugridge Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World Hilary Perraton Otto Peters on Distance Education Edited by Desmond Keegan Theory and Practice in Distance Education Börje Holmberg Technology, E-Learning and Distance Education A. W. (Tony) Bates Open and Distance Learning Today Edited by Fred Lockwood Foundations of Distance Education, 3rd Edition Desmond Keegan Opening Education Terry Evans and Darren Nation Staff Development in Open and Flexible Learning Edited by Colin Latchem and Fred Lockwood Distance Training: Taking Stock at a Time of Change Desmond Keegan Using Learning Technologies: Interna