August 2012
Distance Education for Teachers
Distance Education for Teacher Professional Development
The greatest single predictor of student achievement is access to a high-quality teacher. Yet many teachers across the globe lack the content, pedagogical and assessment knowledge to be considered “high quality.” Many countries are attempting to address this issue through distance learning as they ramp up efforts to meet Education for All and Millennium Development […]
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Distance Education Should Be a Viable Solution to Create Quality Teaching
. The greatest single predictor of student achievement is access to a high-quality teacher. The difference between having a good teacher and a bad teacher can exceed one grade level in annual achievement growth—a massive effect when one considers that in so many parts of the globe, children receive only a primary school education. Access […]
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What is the Best Blend of Distance Education Variables for Teacher Professional Development?
There are multiple ways of conceiving and implementing educational systems where students can learn via a basically non-face-to-face interaction with others, the essence of distance education. All of these systems intend to overcome situational barriers that adults might have for learning, but they can differ in several dimensions. A multidimensional set of opportunities are available […]
Much Thought and Planning Needs to go into Distance Education for Teacher Professional Development
On a theoretical level, no one can dispute the statement that “technological advancements today have the potential to provide efficient solutions for distance teacher professional development (TPD)”, this is especially true in terms of time and scale. However, a set of questions stem from the above statement, and the main ones are: “Can the available […]
Open and Distance Learning for Teacher Training: Evidence from Pakistan
The evidence form Pakistan confirms that open and distance learning can reach large audiences, and can do so quickly. Is distance education a viable solution to attain the kind of high quality teachers students need? Evidences from Pakistan reveal mix opinion about the quality of distance education in general and for professional degrees including teacher […]
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Distance Education for Teacher Training: Modes, Models and Methods
This month’s Educational Technology Debate was inspired by a free distance education guide, Distance Education for Teacher Training: Modes, Models and Methods. . Building on 25 years of distance learning internationally (with Interactive Radio Instruction, Interactive Audio Instruction and online learning), Education Development Center has assembled research, best practices, interviews with distance education practitioners and […]
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