Dialogue: A theoretical framework for distance education instructional systems

Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
Title
Dialogue: A theoretical framework for distance education instructional systems
Abstract
This paper presents a theoretical framework for viewing elements that comprise distance education instructional systems in terms of dialogue. It is assumed that learning is mediated by intrapersonal dialogue and facilitated by interpersonal dialogue. Every resource in a distance education instructional system (eg, instructor availability, asynchronous communication networks, self-instruction texts, etc) is analysed in terms of the dialogue mode it supports. The framework offers three advantages: (1) a unified, simple, and coherent description of the mechanisms at play in distance education systems, (2) clear-cut operational definitions, and (3) hypotheses that may be investigated empirically.
Publication
British Journal of Educational Technology
Volume
36
Pages
137-144
Date
March 1, 2005
Journal Abbr
British Journal of Educational Technology
Short Title
Dialogue
Library Catalogue
ResearchGate
Citation
Gorsky, P., & Caspi, A. (2005). Dialogue: A theoretical framework for distance education instructional systems. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36, 137–144. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00448.x