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

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

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 availab...

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Published in:Education sciences 2021-03, Vol.11 (3), p.118
Main Authors: Pregowska, Agnieszka, Masztalerz, Karol, Garlińska, Magdalena, Osial, Magdalena
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Audiovisual Instruction
Augmented reality
College Students
Computer Simulation
Computer Uses in Education
Correspondence Study
COVID-19
Distance Education
Distance learning
Educational Change
Educational History
Educational Radio
Educational Television
Educational Trends
Electronic Learning
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Internet
Online Courses
Online instruction
Pandemics
Secondary Education
Secondary School Students
Student Attitudes
Students
Teaching
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2227-7102
2227-7102