AIM was the first test of the idea of distance education as a total system ( Moore & Kearsley, 2012 ). It tested the viability of the theory that the functions of the teacher could be decentralized, and teaching could be improved when those functions were assembled by a team of specialists and delivered through various media. The technologies included in AIM included printed study guides and correspondence tutoring, programs broadcast by radio and television, recorded audiotapes, telephone conferences, kits for home experiments, and local library resources. Also, what was articulated into the program was student support and counseling, discussions in local study groups, and use of university laboratories during vacation periods.
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Mastery of Learning via Social Networking Technology: A Comprehensive Literature Review With a Systems Approach
Seda Khadimally (North American University, USA)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7776-9.ch006
Abstract
The purpose of this literature review is to provide readers with comprehensive information on how adult learners can master their learning autonomously by use of social networking technology. With this extensive review, readers are expected to expand their horizon of the role of social networking tools in progressive higher educational organizations, including their contributions to learning, instruction, instructional design, and project management from a systems perspective with foci on two popular instructional systems design (ISD) models applied in educational processes. Some of the innovative applications of social networking within the project management-based online learning design (PMBOLD) field, in addition to a number of potential risks and challenges associated with incorporating social networking technology into learning and instruction will be additionally presented.