Best Student Distance Learning Practices NTLC

Commons Terms and Definitions

Distance or remote learning is the umbrella term for any learning that takes place across distance and not in a traditional classroom (dvinci Training).

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Online learning takes place over the internet and is one type of distance learning (Wlac.edu).

Alternative delivery systems develop many creative ways of working together for the benefit of all students. National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET).

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Hybrid approach to course delivery combines face-to-face classroom instruction with online activities (PennState).

Synchronous online teaching is where the teacher is present at the same time as the learner(s) and can take place via online learning (OpenLearn). Asynchronous online teaching is where teaching materials are posted online, and learners work through them in their own time, communicating with each other and the teacher via distance (OpenLearn).

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