They are from all over the world. They have social and spiritual communities through their families, parishes, Marian or charismatic prayer groups, lay movements, third order communities. They come to us because we offer something real for the Church. We cannot touch their lives, families, jobs and world except through Distance Learning programs. They need a real, substantial, high quality education which will deepen their spiritual and professional lives.
Teaching is distinct from learning.
Teaching transmits understanding, learning interprets and inculcates it. A teacher transmits information, that is, value laden data. A learner receives information, interprets it and inculcates its inherent values. These are the fundamental principles of the educational process. I understand interpersonal communication to mean the embodied communication of values, person to person.