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Tue

Nov

2012

Distance Education for Dummies

First of all, let me preface this by saying that I am an absolute 'for dummies' fanatic! Whenever I have to learn something new I head to my nearest Chapters to see what our good friends at the For Dummies institute have available. I have books on planning a wedding, buying and selling a Canadian home, puppies, woodworking *glances over at the home made coffee table that couldn't support a doiley*...maybe I should have left that one on the racks!

So when someone asked me to create a brief Distance Education for Dummies memo for their business I was quite honoured. And more than a little daunted! Distance Education is such a hot topic in L&D right now and the topics you can cover under that umbrella are ultimately endless.

What I decided to do was to list my top 5 favourite myths and facts around Distance Education and ultimately fill out the truths behind this delivery method. Enjoy!

MYTH

Distance Education has to be expensive
Distance Education is complicated
Distance Education requires a high level of knowledge and skill in learning and development
Distane Education has to by synchronous
Distance Education is likely to be BORING!

FACTS:

Distance Education is frequently less expensive than classroom training as your overhead is lower while your capacity is higher.
Distance Education is only as complicated as your learning technology provider and I haven't yet seen a program that can't be mastered inside of a day.
ALL EDUCATION (distance education and otherwise) requires a high level of knowledge and skill in learning and development.
Distance Education can include both synchronous and asynchronous components. In fact, the more it includes both the more dynamic I think the program can be.
Distance Education is not boring! Like any training program it should employ the right tools for the right scenarios and encourage people to look for ways to make adult education engaging and effective!