A Worldwide Journey through Distance Education--From the Post Office to Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities, and Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Pregowska, Agnieszka; Masztalerz, Karol; Garlinska, Magdalena; Osial, Magdalena
Titel	A Worldwide Journey through Distance Education--From the Post Office to Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities, and Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 118 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pregowska, Agnieszka) ORCID (Masztalerz, Karol)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Online Courses; COVID-19; Pandemics; Electronic Learning; Educational Change; Educational Trends; Educational History; Secondary School Students; College Students; Student Attitudes; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Correspondence Study; Educational Radio; Educational Television; Audiovisual Instruction; Computer Uses in Education; Internet; Computer Simulation; Foreign Countries; United States; Europe; Australia; Africa; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Bildungsreform; Bildungsentwicklung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Sekundarschüler; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Sekundarbereich; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsradio; Schulfunk; Bildungsfernsehen; Schulfernsehen; Computernutzung; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Ausland; USA; Europa; Australien; Afrika; Asien
Abstract	Surprisingly, distance education is quite an old concept. Its origins date back to the first correspondence-based course, which took place via the postal service in Boston, USA, in the 18th century. Rapid technological developments, especially in video and audio streaming, have increased the availability of such courses and moved learning into the virtual world. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are witnessing an accelerated revolution in the learning process, as nearly all forms of education have been shifted online. Will this have a destructive effect on the human psyche? Is humanity sufficiently aware and ready for such a dramatic change? Will we return to physical in-classroom studies, or is remote distance education set to become the new norm? In particular, in medicine, computer science, fine arts, or architectural design, such a rapid change in the way students learn can be quite challenging. In this paper, we provide an overview of the history of distance learning, taking into account teachers' and students' points of view in both secondary and higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01