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Encyclopedia > Correspondence course

An old-fashioned form of distance learning, a correspondence course is a course in which the student studies at home, receiving his/her work by mail and sending it back to the instructor in the same fashion. Distance Learning is learning carried out apart from the usual classroom setting; in an asynchronous setting. ... A British pillar box The postal system is a system by which written documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing other matter, are delivered to destinations around the world. ...


Correspondence courses were introduced for adults who wanted to continue training while working full-time and for people who lived far away from institutions of learning.


Once hailed as a key element in the newly developed concept of lifelong learning, correspondence courses lost their appeal to interactive media, in particular the Internet. Lifelong learning is the concept that Its never too soon or too late for learning, a philosophy that has taken root in organisations such as the UK Governments Department for Education and Skills. ... There are several conceptual views of interactivity, the most general being the contingency view. ...


The first subject taught by correspondence was the Pitman Shorthand, a technic of stenography. Pitman Shorthand is a system of rapid writing developed by Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897). ... Shorthand is a writing method that can be done at speed because an abbreviated or symbolic form of language is used. ...


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Correspondence course - definition of Correspondence course in Encyclopedia (117 words)
An old-fashioned form of distance learning, a correspondence course is a course in which you study at home, receiving your work by post and sending it back by post.
Correspondence courses were introduced for adults who wanted to continue training while working full-time and for people who lived far away from institutions of learning.
Once hailed as a key element in the newly developed concept of lifelong learning, correspondence courses lost their appeal to interactive media, in particular the Internet.
Correspondence Course Division - Course Outline (969 words)
Correspondence courses are not offered at the graduate level, nor can any correspondence course taken at any level at any institution count toward a graduate degree at Sam Houston State University.
Once the student enrollment in a correspondence course is completed, the student receives the course packet which contains all the needed materials in order to purchase the textbook(s) and other specified materials and start working on the course.
Each course consists of a series of assignments (lessons) that are to be completed and submitted to the Correspondence Course Division for computer entry processing and forwarding to the grader.
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