| Studying and learning, away from a physical institution | | | | was also considered. Although distance learning has |
| has been around for over a century. As a matter of | | | | for centuries influenced the American educational |
| fact, Distance Learning | | | | culture, it has recently acquired undisputed prominence |
| (DL) is more than 150 years old and has been a | | | | at various learning institutions. |
| practical option for many students and institutions. The | | | | Various tests were conducted at a distant-learning |
| advances in Informationand Communication | | | | university and differences in the learning styles of |
| Technology (ICT) has accelerated the interest in DL to | | | | students with and withoutlearning disabilities (LD) at a |
| an unprecedented degree. A growing use of DL | | | | distance-learning university were examined. Two |
| methods is being implemented throughout | | | | hundred and twelve students answered |
| post-secondary education. Many higher education | | | | self-reportquestionnaires on their learning styles. |
| institutions are adopting distance and online learning as | | | | Results revealed that students with LD preferred to |
| the next logical step in educational delivery systems, as | | | | use more stepwise processing, includingmemorizing |
| we can witness in this modern era with all the offers | | | | and drilling, than NLD students. In addition, students with |
| on ways to obtaining a degree from a distant institution. | | | | LD reported a higher need for self-regulation strategies |
| Distance learning is any type of instruction in which the | | | | thantheir NLD peers, including controlling their learning |
| student and instructor are separated by physical | | | | process, self-orientation, planning, monitoring, etc. All that |
| distance, in other words not in the same room. It is a | | | | to say thatdistant-learning institutions are being |
| medium of teaching and learning using modern | | | | considered by many group of students as a way to |
| technology so that teachers or students do not have | | | | further their educations. |
| tobe together in the classroom. With the growth of | | | | Distance learning poses new challenges for educators. |
| distance learning programs, the online format has led to | | | | In some cases, achieving student success can be as |
| a growing interest inlearning among adult learners and | | | | simple as preventingstudent withdrawals from distance |
| in continuing pursuit of their educational goals. | | | | learning courses. Distance learning gives educators the |
| Distance learning was considered as the main | | | | opportunity to teach their students bothcourse content |
| instructional activities provided to other learning sites | | | | and how to become lifelong learners. If you like to learn |
| away from the main institutions by way of instructional | | | | new things, as life itself is a series of lessons, I believe |
| technologies or faculty travel. Delivery of educational | | | | thatmost everybody can benefit from distant learning |
| experiences on the main campus from remote sites | | | | studies. |