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Remote Learning (Distance Education) is Not New; it Has a Pre-COVID History

Sally Knipe

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Abstract

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic governments across the world closed schools, forcing billions of students to undertake their education remotely. Despite the attention this situation received, learning at a geographical distance from the teacher is not a new form of schooling. Distance learning, or distance education as it is also known, can be traced back to the introduction of compulsory education. This article examines the development of distance learning in Australia, and the adoption of communication technologies that have assisted this form of schooling to expand and diversify.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1
Pages (from-to)5-23
Number of pages18
JournalEducation and Society
Volume41
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

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