Answer each of the self-study questions as best you can without looking back to the printed material.  When finished compare your answers to the information presented and determine how close you came to the desired answers.  Remember that all information presented is intended to help prepare you as a distance learner using the WWW.

Question 1: Write your definition of distance education as determined from reading the information presented in the first section .
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 2: Define the terms education and training listing  the differences between both.  Explain why it is becoming more difficult to differentiate between the two.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 3: List the characteristics or an adult learner as presented in the material from Malcolm Knowles.  Reflect on these traits and then write 50 words or less as to why you do or do not fit them.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 4: On the attached diagram label the individual components of a “Networked Learning Environment and explain why each is separately and collectively important to the process.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 5: In your own words, explain why collaboration is important in the success of a distance learning program and who collaboration might occur with.