Obstacles and Opportunities in Distance Education: A New Paradigm in Teaching and Learning

Authors

O. T. Wendel
Randy D. Danielsen, Arizona School of Health SciencesFollow
Stephen Nunn

Document Type

Article

ISSN

1941-9430

Publication Date

Fall 2001

Abstract

On-line, Web-based communication-seen by many as the key technological innovation of the last decade of the 20th century-has attracted the attention of PA educators to the idea of distance education in a way that no earlier technology managed to do. With the explosive growth of technology, knowledge of how to best apply it (in designing and delivering instructional programs and in facilitating learner-instructor and learner learner interaction) lags far behind. In this article, the authors describe both obstacles and opportunities faced by those institutions offering distance education programs.

DOI

10.1097/01367895-200112040-00013

Volume

12

Issue

4

First Page

278

Last Page

280

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

NSUWorks Citation

Wendel, O. T.; Danielsen, Randy D.; and Nunn, Stephen, "Obstacles and Opportunities in Distance Education: A New Paradigm in Teaching and Learning" (2001). Department of Health Sciences Faculty Articles. 193.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_hs_facarticles/193