Teaching and Learning

Distance Education: Why, How, and What For?

1. Synchronous Distance Education and the Internet
   • J. Mark PULLEN, George Mason University, USA
2. Improving Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Initiatives Through the Internet in Developing Countries: The Case of CIFFAD (International Francophone Consortium of Distance and Open Learning Institutions)
   • Cyrille SIMARD, Agence de la Francophonie, FRANCE
   • Denis LOPEZ, Agence de la Francophonie, FRANCE
   • Sékou Chérif FOFANA, Agence de la Francophonie, FRANCE
3. Evaluation Frameworks for ICT-Based Distance Learning
   • Sam LANFRANCO, Bellanet Secretariat and York University, CANADA