[PDF] Top 20 Modelling Teacher Development through Open and Distance Learning: A Zimbabwean Experience

... witnessed, distance education for teachers, especially in developing countries, characterised by short-term projects which did not go far in solving the problem of teacher ...established distance ... See full document

... the development of interactive modules, which are varied by enacting quizzes as an interactive medium textbook in Distance ...developed through three steps of research, namely the preliminary study ... See full document

... higher learning increased the number of learners and that equally resulted in an increased in the number of institutions but still high numbers of learners could not secure places especially those who were ...the ... See full document

... different learning styles; help teachers acquire the ability to reflect and examine their own strengths and beliefs and initiate action for improvement; and share information, knowledge and best practices, based ... See full document

... The overall import of the Conference resolutions sought to raise the status of ODL as mode of education delivery. The second resolution on strategies to be applied in effective integration and implementation of ODL ... See full document

... Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes are considered a privileged opportunity to develop student-teachers in ...science teacher-educators as well as science student-teachers is that the transmission ... See full document

... the learning history recording and inquiry available to users, better perfor- mance was obtained during the learning process ...review learning history had a positive impact on ...the learning ... See full document

... progress through a series of small, culturally-relevant educational packages that address personal educational goals, and “badging” their successes in a way that motivates them and validates their achievements, ... See full document

... of distance education institutions to make access to higher education to a large number of both aspiring students and ...Undoubtedly, Distance Education has today emerged as a very significant tool in ... See full document

... professional development experience designed to promote the use of outdoor spaces for environmental science ...professional development, specifically, assessments on participants’ beliefs about ... See full document

... in Zimbabwean schools on 29 th March, 2012 at Chogugudza Primary School near ...introduced, through the assistance of the Indian government, the Pan-African e- Network on Tele-Education at the University of ... See full document

... Fast internet service requires Fiber-optics links. Bangladesh recently acquired this resource and is implementing the technology at a gradually rising pace. Internet came to Bangladesh in the early 1990s mostly via ... See full document

... and development, quality ...vs. open and formal, to name a ...compulsions. Distance education at the tertiary level was introduced in India for the first time in 1962 by the University of ... See full document

... Distance learning, education and instruction are usually delivered on an individual basis to students who may be widely scattered in different ...In open and distance learning, time and ... See full document

... distances. Open, online and distance learning (ODL) has always played a key role in providing access to education to remote and rural students and disadvantaged ... See full document

... the open and distance learning as a tool, which we are sure will provide open and distance learner with a means and an opportunity to highlight the contribution they make, ... See full document

... In an example of a computer or video conferencing, the student and tutor are networked. The learner can hear as well as see and talk to the tutor. Learners develop communication skills and, play a more active roles in ... See full document

... systems development field, in terms of both training and practice, is dominated by teleological processes (Baskerville, Travis & Truex, 1992), consequently, while the ongoing development of new ... See full document

... Authentic learning is the key approach (Braund & Reiss, 2006), so real plants, butterflies or spiders are preferred instead of a picture from a school ...the teacher trainees about the role of outdoor ... See full document

... The government need to do a lot to translate the goals and objectives of ODL as stated in the national policy on education into reality by encouraging and promoting ODL programmes. First of all, the government should ... See full document