Thursday, June 19, 2014

Module 1 Definitions


 1. Distance Education - Distance learning, sometimes called e-learning, is a formalized teaching    and learning system specifically designed to be carried out remotely by using electronic communication.

 2. Telemedicine – Refers to medicine at a distance

 3. Internet Protocol (IP) - the rules used to send information over the Internet.

         The Internet is a packet-switched network, meaning that messages are divided

     into packets that are disassembled and then sent to the distant site where the

            packets are reassembled into the complete message.

 

  4. Remote Consultationis the most common telemedicine application and what most

      refer to when they use the term telemedicine. This application implies one health

      care provider seeking the advice of a professional colleague or subspecialist to

             resolve a patient’s problem.

  5. Remote Monitoring – Is a longstanding application where the most common use is to      access a patient’s vital signs at a distance using telecommunications technologies

 6. Remote Education – is increasingly important as the geographically concentrated expertise of a medical unit is redistributed to isolated practice professionals and professionals in training.

 7. Telementoring - Telementoring is a process that combines the proven practice of mentoring with the speed and ease of electronic communication, enabling busy professionals to make significant contributions to the academic lives of students.

 8. Synchronous Distance Learning - refers to a learning environment in which everyone takes part at the same time. Lecture is an example of synchronous learning in a face-to-face environment, where learners and teachers are all in the same place at the same time.

 9. Asynchronous Distance Education - is a student-centered teaching method that uses online learning resources to facilitate information sharing outside the constraints of time and place among a network of people.  Asynchronous learning is based on constructivist theory, a student-centered approach that emphasizes the importance of peer-to-peer interactions. This approach combines self-study with asynchronous interactions to promote learning, and it can be used to facilitate learning in traditional on-campus education, distance education, and continuing education. This combined network of learners and the electronic network in which they communicate are referred to as an asynchronous learning network.

10.  Telelaw – Refers to law at a distance

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