What is this Distance Education Thing?

Distance Education? What is it? Where did it come from? What are the objectives? Who does it serve? What kind of technology is required?

Distance Education is growing in our Internet connected, information at your fingertips, media rich culture. Is this a new phenomenon or the continued evolution of historical models? As technology changes and more options become available to a wider population, what potential does distance education hold for improving learning opportunities and access? In this class, and this blog I hope to learn how to provide and improve education through the inclusion of distance education strategies in a wider education platform. The different structures, option, technologies and pedagogy will all be discussed as the semester progresses. My journey through this learning experience will be discussed here on these pages.