telelearning

Distance learning online

Telelearning is education conducted remotely, typically through electronic means such as video, internet, or broadcast technology.

The term emphasizes distance between instructor and student: The university expanded its telelearning options during the pandemic.

Now largely displaced by terms like online learning, distance learning, or e-learning.

platform

LMS

Educational course hosting software

online course · MOOC · virtual classroom · courseware · webinar · video lecture · tutorial · module · asynchronous · synchronous

access

remote

Distant or controller

anytime · home-based · global · inclusive · accessibility · accommodations · captions · transcripts · multilingual · affordable

pedagogy

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

assignment · lecture · coursework · certification · accreditation · enrollment · grading · proficiency · competency-based · scaffolding

technology

bandwidth

Data transmission capacity

video conferencing · screen share · upload · download · latency · VPN · hotspot · ethernet · interface · usability

interaction

discussion forum

Online space for conversation

  • Q&AInteractive inquiry session
  • breakout roomsSmaller virtual meeting spaces
  • pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites

whiteboard · chat · feedback · collaboration · participation · engagement · peer review · group project · live session · real-time

Opposites
physical presence

telelearningclassroom learning

Instruction in a school setting

hands-on training

mediation

telelearningapprenticeship

Learning trade through employment

tutoring · seminar

mediation of instruction

telelearninghands-on learning

Education via direct participation

apprenticeship · tutorial

Family

tele, telecast, telegram, telegraph, telegraphy, telephone, telephony, telepathy, telescope

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