Interactive Media Steer in Educational Television Programs

Distance Education And Communication Technologies

In fact the Distance education concept is not a new concept. Concept was used primarily in 1892 catalogue of Wisconsin University (Verduin & Clark, 1994: 7). First use of concept in the form of “Maintain the teaching-learning relationship of student and teacher separately from each other” was heard while had a conversation between Moore and Börje who is Swedish pedagogue. First beginning of the distance education was performed with letter. Later on it was used different communication and information technologies in teaching presentation parallelly to emerging technologies.

Definition of the concept was changed by the time as well as technologies used in teaching presentation. Because it has been formed the distance education perception in which placed the teaching methods and techniques, student expectations and requirements, individual needs in changing conditions to forefront. In this regard, the distance education concept has been possessed wider definition. Distance education is defined as system in which the communication provided with technology and student gets education independently from time and place.

As it is understood through its definition, distance education defines the activity in which continued the teaching activities with communication technolgies' support. Therefore distance education institutions carry on the activities as institutions providing the ideal education opportunity for students by following the developments in communication technologies. Diffusion of individual-centered instructional approach, understanding of interaction's importance in education caused to arising the wider use perception of communication technologies in teaching domain.