What+is+Distance+Education?

Include information from your debates here. What constitutes DE? What are advantages and drawbacks to using DE with adults and K-12 students?


 * Pros:**
 * De courses allows students to develop their own understanding of course objectives, plus facilitates how this knowledge will be applied in a real world setting (Palloff & Pratt).
 * Allows students to extend their range of learning opportunities by communicating through a wide range of styles (Whitten, 2000).
 * Students can create stronger links to knowledge (Hancock & Dunham, 2001).
 * Immediacy is essential in creating a sense of community (Baker, 2000).
 * Cons:**
 * Students in a DE course must depend on one another for their learning (Wilson, Ludwig, Thurnam & Dunlap, 2004).