Impact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a Developing Country Setting: The Philippine experience

The influence of the information and communication technologies (ICTs) in open and distance learning (ODL) in a developing country, the Philippines, is critically evaluated in this paper. Specifically, this paper examines how ICTs have influenced or shaped the development of ODL in this country. Als...

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Autor principal:	Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2007
Materias:	Open and distance learning distance education digital divide information and communication technologies developing countries Philippines Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:391455ba00fd4b7aa80fde834a6747832021-12-02T17:16:07ZImpact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a Developing Country Setting: The Philippine experience10.19173/irrodl.v8i1.3341492-3831https://doaj.org/article/391455ba00fd4b7aa80fde834a6747832007-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/334https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The influence of the information and communication technologies (ICTs) in open and distance learning (ODL) in a developing country, the Philippines, is critically evaluated in this paper. Specifically, this paper examines how ICTs have influenced or shaped the development of ODL in this country. Also examined are the different stages or generations of distance education (DE) in the Philippines, which are characterized mainly by the dominant technology used for the delivery of instructional content and student support services. The different ICTs being used in ODL and their specific applications to the various facets of this mode of delivery are also described. Also included is an examination on how quality of education is ensured in a technology-driven system of teaching and learning, which includes, among others, the employment of the ‘quality circle approach’ in the development of courses and learning packages, and the provision of appropriate technologies to perform academic processes and achieve institutional goals. Experiences of the various universities in the Philippines are also cited in this paper. Lessons have been drawn from the ODL experience to guide educators from other developing countries.Melinda dela Pena BandalariaAthabasca University PressarticleOpen and distance learningdistance educationdigital divideinformation and communication technologiesdeveloping countriesPhilippinesSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2007)
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description	The influence of the information and communication technologies (ICTs) in open and distance learning (ODL) in a developing country, the Philippines, is critically evaluated in this paper. Specifically, this paper examines how ICTs have influenced or shaped the development of ODL in this country. Also examined are the different stages or generations of distance education (DE) in the Philippines, which are characterized mainly by the dominant technology used for the delivery of instructional content and student support services. The different ICTs being used in ODL and their specific applications to the various facets of this mode of delivery are also described. Also included is an examination on how quality of education is ensured in a technology-driven system of teaching and learning, which includes, among others, the employment of the ‘quality circle approach’ in the development of courses and learning packages, and the provision of appropriate technologies to perform academic processes and achieve institutional goals. Experiences of the various universities in the Philippines are also cited in this paper. Lessons have been drawn from the ODL experience to guide educators from other developing countries.
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title	Impact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a Developing Country Setting: The Philippine experience
title_short	Impact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a Developing Country Setting: The Philippine experience
title_full	Impact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a Developing Country Setting: The Philippine experience
title_fullStr	Impact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a Developing Country Setting: The Philippine experience
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a Developing Country Setting: The Philippine experience
title_sort	impact of icts on open and distance learning in a developing country setting: the philippine experience
publisher	Athabasca University Press
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Impact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a Developing Country Setting: The Philippine experience

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