distance learning
noun
variants
or less commonly distance education
: a method of study where teachers and students do not meet in a classroom but use the Internet, email, mail, etc., to have classes
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Today, as the distance education coordinator at SCC, James has been drawing on his AI proficiency to help position SCC as an innovator and leader in the area of distance learning.
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
Colleges will be required to provide more data on distance learning student outcomes, enrollment and financial aid, beginning in 2027.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The year 2024’s graduating class began 9th grade in distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
The city's public school district started distance learning in March of 2020.
—Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The resources include lesson plans, hands-on activities, multimedia presentations, and primary resource materials—which can be particularly useful for educators, parents, and others during these times of distance learning.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2020
Pulling a program together Pali High’s administration had to scramble to piece together a distance learning program.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The Department of Education has issued its final rules for requiring how distance learning programs at U.S. colleges report student outcomes, enrollment and reliance on federal aid.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
That year, the Covid-19 pandemic and the transition to distance learning severely disrupted higher education.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
Colleges will be required to provide more data on distance learning student outcomes, enrollment and financial aid, beginning in 2027.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The year 2024’s graduating class began 9th grade in distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
The city's public school district started distance learning in March of 2020.
—Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The resources include lesson plans, hands-on activities, multimedia presentations, and primary resource materials—which can be particularly useful for educators, parents, and others during these times of distance learning.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2020
Pulling a program together Pali High’s administration had to scramble to piece together a distance learning program.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The Department of Education has issued its final rules for requiring how distance learning programs at U.S. colleges report student outcomes, enrollment and reliance on federal aid.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
That year, the Covid-19 pandemic and the transition to distance learning severely disrupted higher education.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Distance learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distance%20learning. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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