TAILIEUCHUNG - AN INSTRUCTION MEDIA SELECTION GUIDE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING-IMPLICATIONS FOR BLENDED LEARNING FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL WORLDS

Gender inequality prevails in “real life,” within the political, social and economic arenas in the Arab world. This is apparent in the Arab region’s low rankings in terms of gender parity within the political empowerment and economic participation pillars of various women’s empowerment indices, as well as in regional and international reports such as the Arab Human Development Reports. Even though social media is largely viewed as a tool for empowerment, giving women access to and enabling them to create entrepreneurial opportunities, social change, and civic and political action, 40% of respondents asserted that social media may also present new. | A USDLA UNITED STATES DISTANCE LEARNING ASSOCIATION An Instructional Media Selection Guide for Distance Learning Implications for Blended Learning Featuring an Introduction to Virtual Worlds Second Edition Jolly T. Holden . Philip . Westfall . Chairmen Emeriti United States Distance Learning Association Virtual Worlds Chapter by Keysha I. Gamor . Virtual Immersive Worlds Consultant Copyright 2010 by the authors Dr. Jolly Holden and Dr. Philip . Westfall. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any other means electronic or mechanical including photocopy microfilm recording or otherwise without the written permission from the authors. Previous revisions were published under the title An Instructional Media Selection Guide for Distance Learning Copyright 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Printed in the United States of America. 2 Foreword It s not often within the Distance Learning industry that one manages to find a quality overview about Distance Learning technologies distribution systems blended learning virtual worlds and content related support requirements all within one manuscript. Dr. Holden and Dr. Westfall s 2nd Edition monograph entitled Instructional Media Selection Guide for Distance Learning Implications for Blended Learning Virtual Worlds with Dr. Keysha Gamor s chapter on Virtual Worlds is that rare find. In a pragmatic and well-written description of appropriate challenges and choices for Distance Learning sources the authors have created a quality paper based on sound Distance Learning pedagogical theories proven over time and ever ready for the future. This USDLA publication is a must read for anyone interested in the field of Distance Learning as well as for any veteran of the industry. The United States Distance Learning Association and the authors would like to acknowledge and express their appreciation to Christine Wessels for her innovative design of this manuscript. John

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