Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering
& Information Technology
Rahim Yar Khan
Department of Education
Course Outline
Distance Education (3 Credit Hour)
Pre-Requisite: May be an aptitude test
Course Level: B.Ed. (1.5 Years)
Theory/Lab: Theory
Program: B.Ed.
Total Lectures: 32
Total Tutorials: 48 credit hours
Instructor:
Office: Department of Education, ORIC office, CSIT Building, KFUEIT
Email:
Teaching Assistant Details (If Any): No
Office Hours: Monday(11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, please take appointment through email)
Course Introduction
This course is about Distance Education
Course Contents
1. Introduction to Distance and Non-Formal Education
2. Components of Distance Education
3. Use of Educational Technology in Distance Education
4. Trends in Distance Education
5. Problems of Distance Education
6. Individual Projects
Mapping of CLOs and PLOs
CLO Assessment Mechanism
Assessment tools CLO_1 CLO_2 CLO_3
Quizzes 10% 30%
Assignment 10%
Presentation 20%
Mid Exam 30% 30%
Final Exam 30% 40%
Projects 100%
100% 100% 100%
Overall Grading Policy
Assessment Items Percentage
Quizzes 7%
Assignment 8%
Mid Exam 20%
Presentation 10%
Attendance 5%
Final Exam 50%
Text and Reference Books
Text books:
Bjørke, S. Å. & Holt, H. (2005). Learning Online Requires New Communication and Information Skills and Strategies
in Field, M .H &Fegan, J. (eds.) Education Across Borders: Philosophy, Policy, Pedagogy-New Paradigms and
Challenges, Tokyo: Waseda University Media-Mix Co., Ltd.
Clark, N. (2001) Education, Communication, and Consumption: Piping in the Academic Community InWerny, C. and
Mowbray, M. (eds) Online Communities, Prentice-Hall.
Hussain, I. (2005). A study of emerging technologies and their impact on teaching learning process. An unpublished
PhD thesis. Islamabad Allama Iqbal Open University
Iqbal, M. Z. (2007). A Study on Coverage, Quality, New Trends & Instructional Practices of Open and Virtual
Universities in Pakistan; Islamabad UNESCO Office
Nadeem, C. (2003). Pakistan: Activists Say ‘Virtue Police’ Will Resemble Taliban, Global Information Network, June,9
Open University (2005) Personalised Integrated Learning Support internet site available at:
http://www.open.ac.uk/pils/about/ (Accessed 22 April 2009).
Rashid,M. (2002). Trends and Issues in Distance Education. Islamabad: Allama Iqbal Open University
UNESCO. (2002). Open Distance Learning: Trends, Policy and Strategy Considerations. Paris: UNESCO
World Bank Report (March, 2005) The Impact of New Technologies on Distance Learning Students. URL Access:
http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/corpinfo/programs/the_Impact_of_new_technologies_on_distance_learning_stud
ents/ Accessed on 21st June, 2009.
Administrative Instruction
According to institute policy, 75 % attendance is mandatory to appear in the final examination.
Home tasks must be submitted as per instructions mentioned by the instructor.
In any case, there will be no retake of (scheduled/surprise) quizzes.
For queries, kindly follow the office hours in order to avoid any inconvenience.
LMS Usage
Most of the tasks/assignments must be solved through computers using Visual application or as per instruction.
Students are required to visit LMS Course portal regularly for latest course information, important notifications
regarding lectures, Quizzes, homework/assignments etc.
Lecture Breakdown
Sr. No Week No Topics
1 Week 1 1. Introduction to Distance and Non-Formal Education
Conceptual Framework of Distance Education
Concept of Non-Formal Education
2 Week 2 1. Introduction to Distance and Non-Formal Education (cont…)
Concept of Non-Formal Education
Distance Education as vehicle of non-formal education
3 Week 3 1. Components of Distance Education
Learner: Learners’ Profile and characteristics
Tutor and tutoring
Correspondence Material
4 Week 4 2. Components of Distance Education
Tutorials
Assignments and their preparation
Media and Technology
Students Support Services
5 Week 5 3. Use of Educational Technology in Distance Education
Radio
Television
6 Week 6 4. Use of Educational Technology in Distance Education
Internet; Web-based learning
Videoconferencing
7 Week 7 Presentations
8 Week 8 Mid Term
9 Week 9 5. Trends in Distance Education
Open Schooling
Virtual Education
10 Week 10 6. Trends in Distance Education
Open Education Resources
Model’s’ Learning
11 Week 11 7. Problems of Distance Education
Students Support Services
12 Week 12 8. Problems of Distance Education
Physical Isolation of Students
13 Week 13 9. Problems of Distance Education
Physical Isolation of Students
14 Week 14 10. Problems of Distance Education
Physical Isolation of Students
15 Week 15 Presentations
16 Week 16 Final Term
