1. Did you experience any "a-ha!" moments during this wave?

Tell us more about them and what specifically made them "a-ha!" moments. During wave ! " didn#t really have any $a-ha!% moment or moments as " did in wave &. "n wave & my $a-ha!% moment was the larger context. There " was able to see how economics! politics and societal vales impacted both developed and developing countries. 'ore adults wanted post-secondary education and change was needed. Despite some challenges! change was made to assist these students despite ethnic bac(ground or where they lived within their country. "t is much more fun having someone visit our classroom forum so that )ust reading the articles and )ournals doesn#t seem as tedious and " believe that did have an impact on me! wave and the rest of my classmates since much posting wasn#t made towards that wee(#s discussion board as well. *owever! learning about the (ey authors and their views into how D+ has evolved from the second to third wave did stood out. The third wave brought with it drastic change that has in some cases caused D+ scholars to ,uestion the future relevance of D+ in its current form. -edagogy and technology were very important and has impacted how we learn through the different teaching models.

&. .o bac( to your original definition and consider again how it has changed /and if it has0. 1hat specific readings! interactions! and2or discussions influenced the change? 'y initial definition2understanding of Distance +ducation is that of students and instructors formulating an online social interaction. 3ommunicating via media and technology for the purpose of education and (nowledge. 1ave &4 *owever some aspects of my definition " can definitely twea( a bit. " say this because " have learned that distance education is uni,ue in its own way and is a discipline that consists of history and evolution. The times of significant change within distance education is defined as waves. The first wave is (nown as the correspondence and independent study. 1hile the second wave focuses on the establishment of the systems approach and the rise of large distance teaching institutions. The specific readings were integrated from when we transitioned from wave one to wave two in the class5 here " was able to get a better understanding of distance education. Therefore my new definition of distance education would state4 Distance education provides students from all wal(s of life with the opportunity to learn without being in a conventional classroom setting. Distance education is uni,ue in

its own way and is a discipline that consists of history and evolution of online and distance learning. "t is an interaction communicating via media and technology for the purpose of obtaining an education and (nowledge. 1ave 4 " learnt and read about D+ and how it has evolved from the second to third wave and how D+ pedagogy has adapted and evolved as a result of the new technologies with a combination of both asynchronous and synchronous communication forms within the online classroom. 6onetheless " can change my definition ,uite a bit by saying4 Distance education provides students from all wal(s of life with the opportunity to learn without being in a conventional classroom setting. Distance education is uni,ue in its own way and is a discipline that consists of history and evolution of online and distance learning. "t is an interaction or pedagogy and communicating via media and technology and using asynchronous and2or synchronous communication forms for the purpose of obtaining an education and (nowledge.

. Thin( of a real-world situation! perhaps your current wor( environment! where you could apply something that you have learned in this module. Describe this situation in your )ournal. "n his video! 7nderson tal(s about the ongoing "dance" between technology and pedagogy! with technology providing the dance beat and pedagogical theory determining the dance moves /7nderson &8110. " thin( that is very important and helped with me better understanding the wave. 7ccording to a real-world situation! where " can apply something that " have learned in this module. +xplanation shows that within the evolution and history of D+ it has led to considerations on the strategies and processes by which the focus is to produce an effective online learning environment for the distance education learner. 1hile ta(ing on an online class for the first time! what " have learnt has aided me with my )ob as well as my everyday life. " always use my own experience to my students and explain to them how the online learning or distance education forum is and compare it to that of 9'93 and other schools. Defining the difference between the pedagogy and technology as well as asynchronous versus synchronous communication forms is always a bonus. 1or(ing with my peers! 7nderson#s definition has made me also thin( analytically as well. :earning and understanding from each other is an ongoing and dynamic process bounded by learning outcomes. +ach and every day is never going to be the same! we live and learn from our mista(es and our outcomes predicts our future by trial and error.