Technology is one area that has made a tremendous impact on higher education.
It has enabled distance learning to become a very real, very frequently employed method of instruction for educational institutions and organizations worldwide. Two obvious key insights have emerged. The first is that the digital revolution has profoundly altered traditional limitations of time and space. Strengthening one sector will improve the effectiveness of the other sectors and, in turn, address the learning needs of individuals and society as a whole. Guiding Principles for Distance Learning in a Learning Society Developments in technology and communications have brought about dramatic change in both the learning needs and the way learning opportunities are delivered in business, labor, government, and academia.