DPA 304 - Industrial Relations Module

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Abstract The success and effectiveness of distance education systems largely depends on the study materials. Writing for distance education is a more challenging task and quiet different from that face-to-face teaching or writing for a book or a journal. Self-learning materials depend on exploiting the various means and ways of communication to suit it to the needs of learners. SLMs can perform the functions of a live teacher, and thereby how a distance learner may have all the learning experiences which a student may have in a classroom situation. SLMs include all the material prepared to stimulate independent study/learning. The learners in distance education have less contact with either the institution or the tutor, and depend heavily on these specially prepared teaching materials. Revision of SLMs is as important as the development of the materials for the first time because of two reasons. Every distance teaching course needs to be updated from time to time to incorporate the developments in the field of study or discipline. The other reason is to review the performance of the courses in the light of the feedback that you get from the students, tutors, counselors, experts and others in order to make the course more relevant, learner friendly and academically rich. Key Words: Self Learning Materials, Revision of SLM, Academically Rich, Learner Friendly

SOCIETY, INTEGRATION, EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, 2015

The concepts of teaching, learning and self-education are the most essential aspects in the processes of preparing employees for knowledge economy as well as in the processes of developing and improving skills required not only at work, but also in personal life.The Internet constitutes an essential link in educationasa basic form of teaching and a supplementary element not only in the traditional model of instruction, but also in selfeducation. The following article presents questions concerning self-education and the Internet as a place and technique of self-education, as well as the concept of e-learning as a modern form of distance education.

A study group can be an effective way to prepare for an exam, however, only if you use smart strategies for forming effective study groups. Organizing a study group in a traditional college setting can be moderately effortless, while study groups in an online environment show to be quite problematical to organize, generate interest, and facilitate. A yearlong research study was conducted on what methods proved to be most effective for students in an online setting, and the results may just surprise you!

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