Impact of Web Technology on Distance Education

Advanced education was once considered a luxury, available primarily to those with the resources to build private libraries and hire personal tutors. The general public learned as much as was needed to perform the jobs required by society, and only the upper class could afford the luxury of learning for the sake of acquiring knowledge. The establishment of colleges, formal gathering places for teaching, helped build an established curriculum but kept the sharing of knowledge among those who could afford to attend. Dan Corrigian (1996) writes, ôFrom the earliest days of formalized education, the academic process has meant travel and lodging . . . The early universities were armed and barricaded to give carefully se

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cus must remain on using that technology to help students learn at a distance. A. Sheree Graves, in an article in Behavioral Health Management (Two Takes, 2001, March), writes, ôThe phrase 'elearningÆ is not about just putting a course on the Internet. It is more about the electronic methods companies are employing to ensure that our workforce is receiving the 'justintimeÆ information it needs for critical knowledge, support, skills development, credentialing and mentoringö (p. 28). Part of the increased effectiveness of advanced technology as an educational tool is the increased comfort level of students using it. Computer literacy and Internet facility are still not universal skills, though more and more individuals are becoming skilled at using computers and at accessing the Internet. Graves (Two Takes, 2001, March) quotes a survey of 84 training and organizational development professionals which was conducted by the American Productivity and Quality Center. The results indicate that the companies they work with believe in the potential of web-based distance education and have set ambitious goals in terms of the percentage of training to be offered using online or entirely technologybased vehicles. Fortyseven percent
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