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ERIC Number: EJ647625
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-3518
Trends and Futures of Education: Implications for Distance Education.
Wilson, Brent G.
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, v3 n1 p91-103 Spr 2002
Outlines current trends in education and considers their impact on the future of education, particularly distance education. Highlights include the pressure to use technology; standardized competencies; outcomes and assessments; teacher's role; learner-centered philosophies; constructivism; field-based and informal learning; automating instructional design; digital technologies; globalization; and changes in instructional design paradigms. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Competence, Distance Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Instructional Design, Learning Processes, Outcomes of Education, Standards, Technology Uses in Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Digital Technology; Globalization; Paradigm Shifts