distance learning

[dis-tuhns lur-ning]

noun

1. education in which students receive instruction over the internet, from a video, etc., instead of physically going to a school.

distance learning

noun

1. a teaching system consisting of video, audio, and written material designed for a person to use in studying a subject at home

Word History and Origins

Origin of distance learning¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

It also highlighted various reforms, including vocational education programmes, a digital university for distance learning, and improved healthcare through an online clinic.

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But, in the meantime, students and teachers have returned to distance learning — which, for many, evoked a kind of dreadful déjà vu.

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The district was focused on the pandemic and distance learning.

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That coincides with the period when COVID-19 vaccines became available to adolescents and schools that had leaned into distance learning required students to return to campus.

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For many, the transition back to in-person school after distance learning was traumatic.

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