A framework for looking at distance education technologies

Print and Radio Interactive Audio- Television Video- Telephone Audio- Audio- Video- Teletext
Post radio cassettes cassettes and fax conferencing graphic conferencing
Category Feature
Synchronous 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Time of
interaction
Asynchronous 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Student- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Type of
interaction student
Student- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
teacher
Student- 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
content
Student- 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
machine
Group-based 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Learning
style
Self-based 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
learning
Flexibility Anytime 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Anyplace 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ease of 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
access/use
Speed Development 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Feedback 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Delivery 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Stand-alone 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Instruction medium
 Multimedia 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
support
Cost Low cost 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Total 7 9 6 7 7 7 12 11 8 11 6
CYCLOPS Interactiv Computers & Networks
e CD-ROMs & the
television Internet
1 1 0 0

0 0 1 1
0 0 0 1

0 0 0 1

1 1 1 1

0 1 1 1

1 0 0 1

0 0 1 1

1 0 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1

0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
0 0 1 1
1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1

0 0 0 0
7 9 10 13