GOAL 2.2

Weaknesses and Strenghts 

             Nowadays we have important advances on education and there is a marked tendency to the use of technology addressed to different purposes like: business, education and entertainment. This type of system was created for the ones that were unable to continue their education and was difficult or impossible to attend to a system on a formal education basis. Speaking about needs on this type of learner I must point out that to get enroll into this system implies to have some qualities from the student like: to be autonomous, well organized in time and space, some knowledge using up to date computer programs , the use of  browsers, the use of internet and other media via satellite.

(Lindner et al., 2001) supports that; “a learner must possess certain knowledge, skills, and abilities in order to complete a planned instructional sequence and be successful”.

To have full access to this media of communication and information requires a level of knowledge from the learner in order to be capable; to carry out and the complete realization of the tasks and activities given by the teacher. For the same reason this type of program requires certain level of being autonomous. Nevertheless I would like to point out some important aspects that involves the weaknesses and strengths of this type of learner which gets enroll in an open distance education system.

Inglis et al., (2002) claimed that: this group of distance educators tends to see learning as the development of a student’s capabilities in directions defined by the teacher.  For them, the learning package serves to provide the resources needed to achieve this result. Meanwhile those who favor the use of interactive modes of delivery nevertheless generally accept the practical and economic necessity of making use of learning resources. They argue, though, that learning materials need to be used in such a way as to construct a dialogue between the teacher and the student.

According to the past cite I must say that I agree to the point that open and distance education teaching  must be built an environment that leads to the interaction among the class participant’s, the teacher and learner. Because the interaction among the class is another way to learn to know the opinion of each one performs as a feedback.

References

K. Doodley, Lindner and L. Doodley, 2001. Advanced methods in distance education, Applications and Practices for educators trainers and learners,( )Information science publisher.

Inglis.A, Ling and Joonsten.V, (2002). Delivering digitally; Managing the transition to the knowledge media, (2^nd edition), published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library.