Distance education should be done because it can be done, and students expect it. UT-Houston should be part of distance education as the technology grows because the university will also grow by participation. Our School of Public Health was one of the first to implement a distance education program, and given this experience, the sentiments now being expressed are characteristic of the unbridled enthusiasm of those who have not implemented distance education programs before. Where distance education can be undertaken Most teachers want students to attend their classes in person if possible. Although in distance education, faculty sometimes have to lecture to an empty room, the information they are providing is reinforced to students and all available technology is used.
Distance learning presupposes the passivity of the learner.
The greatest challenge in educating is to elicit interaction among participants. We should not be ready to centralize distance education right away, but take the time and flexibility to experiment first. The greater accessibility of this technology will present a challenge to educators to provide teaching strategies for broadcast in a television environment. All these technologies as well as E-mail must be employed to provide a quality distance education program that is also convenient for learners. When distance education should be provided In medicine, the ideal is for a patient to be able to ask a question of her or his doctor at any time.