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Communication and teaching and learning methods (social work forms) in multimedia online distance education

The aim of this paper is to show that teaching and learning methods (social work forms) and communication which can be used in traditional in class education can be also implemented in multimedia online distance education. This is possible because of functional opportunities of ICT. The paper presents different types of communication and possible teaching and learning methods in multimedia online distance education. It also describes particular types of communication, primarily personal and impersonal, and their relationship in modern distance education. Some characteristics of personal communication are also included in impersonal communication supported by new media and ICT like non-verbal communication. Furthermore, this paper shows particular methods in traditional learning and possible methods in distance learning and teaching supported by computer, Internet and multimedia software. It shows that students’ work and learning in distance online education with new media can be provided by all teaching and learning methods as they can be used in traditional in class teaching and learning. Also, this paper shows that students in distance learning can work individually and together (cooperative learning) in pairs or in groups on their tasks. Team instruction can also be provided in distance learning by new media and ICT. The paper shows that new media, ICT and multimedia software enable the overlap between the features of personal and impersonal communication in multimedia distance learning, and that this type of learning and teaching methods can be realized in multimedia online distance education.

distance education; educational communication; multimedia; teaching and learning methods; social work forms

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