#2 Distance Education

1. Traditional Face to Face Education is where teachers and students meet up in a place and time. The teacher explains the lessons, give activities, assignments and quizzes in front of the students live. In face to face education both parties usually meet at a campus or a school; while Distance Education is a form of teaching where teachers and students are separated by time and place, the teacher in D.E. give their lessons, assignments, activities and projects thru the use of media technology such as computers with internet connection. In Face to Face Education parties are required to meet up while in D.E. students don’t need to go to a campus or a school because of the use of media technology; they can study anywhere at computer shops or at their own home.

2. Distance Education has many benefits; thru D.E. a student can save time and even money. Why? Because in D.E. commuting is no more a problem, as I have said in item number 1 students can study anywhere as long as there is a internet connection or even at comfort of their own home, another is the problem on tuition fee, fees in D.E. is affordable compared to Universities and Colleges. In D.E. you can also improve your knowledge and skills on computer using, with D.E. you can review, make assignments, projects any time, all of this are possible as long as there is an Internet connection.

3. Interaction is an important component of any learning service. There are four types of interaction in D.E., first is the learner to content interaction, this interaction between the learner and the content or lesson, it takes place when the leaner establishes new ideas through encountering new lessons. Learner to Instructor interaction, interaction with the Instructors can help clarify unclear or vague ideas or points, another interaction is the Learner to Learner, we know that in D.E. physical interaction is impossible but through the use of internet, Learner can access to other Learners to team up and help each other in projects, assignments and they can even review together with the use of internet in this way they can complete their requirements faster. The fourth interaction is the Learner to Technology or System Interaction, in these interaction students can improve their skills and knowledge on the use of computer and technologies, by these interaction Learners can easily access to the internet faster and better because of their knowledge on computer and other technologies. By the use of this four Interactions Learners or Students of D.E. can have a good performance in their Distance learning.

4. I based my explanation on what I have learned from D.E., Interaction or Communication is the primary factor or main ingredient in D.E., Interactions with the lesson, co-learner, instructor and with the technology can give a more organized way of studying. it can easily clear unclear points through interaction/communication with friends, the quote also pointed out that a learner can easily be in a group or join a group with other learners through the use of D.E.