Time: This activity should take you about 30 – 40 minutes to complete
Study the grid which shows an infinite number of distance education options.
Match the 3 models you read about before the activity with institutions 1, 2, 3 and 4 plotted in the grid. To do this, you insert the institution number in front of the appropriate model.
Model A –
Model B –
Model C -
Describe the delivery features of institution 4
What are some of the challenges institution 4 learners are likely to face?
Share your answers with your peers in the discussion forum
Institution 1 is fully online and can access a lot of online materials which can also be made into paper work. Institution 2 is more of paper work but with frequent contacts a lot of resources can be obtained. Institution 3 is both web based and paper work so it’s good too. However institution 4 is highly disadvantaged to to no contacts and paper work.
Notice that institution 4 has no contact sessions and relies exclusively on the paper-based delivery mode. Institution 2 also relies on paper-based based resources but has frequent face-to-face contacts.
institution 4,students study on their own,learning materials have to be delivered to students or students have to physically go and collect them,all topics in books have to be covered
Challenges - printed materials may be expensive for most students, reading materials may not be distributed to those in remote locations,learners in remote locations may have to travel long distances to access the printed materials,some students may need teacher input e.g further explanation
Model A- is a print base and this institution 2 which this kind of institution are likely to access on some resources which can be very helpful for their face- to- face learning and teaching.
Model B – is print based with web support and institution 3 can be the kind of institution that access to these kind model. This institution has enhanced their way to provide information and resources on whatever session they have in their institution. They do paper work but then they can also access to digital technology for their further research. This makes their work so much easier to be done each day.
Model C – This is fully web -dependent and does not use print at all. This is institution 1 which all their sessions are fully digitize. They do not need face- to- face session or contacts because everything they need is already been install in their web system.
3 describe the delivery features of institution 4?
• The institution that has no access and no contact to every service that should be provided to them. With all of that they also have not access to wed support to help them to get information daily but they do have paper work for their face- to- face session. This also shown that this kind of institution make the learner to have no contact session.
4. challenges on institution 4
• Interaction and communication with teacher will no longer be easier since there is no wed system to support their learning session
• Resources will not be enough for them
• Timeline of their assessment will be affected because of prolong sending through postal company.
Model A – Institutions 2 & 4
Model B –Institution 3
Model C – Institution 1
Delivery features of institution 4: It is paper based with no web support. Learners also don’t have contact sessions
The challenges institution 4 faced is no contact with teachers, lack of interactions with other learners which they may find it hard to convey messages. Also resources are limited can result students to be behind of schedule.
There is no better answer than that outlined in our course study as replicated here - Model A is print based, 2so both institutions 2 and 4 would fall under this model. The difference is that institution 2 is print-based and has regular face-to-face contacts whilst institution 4 is also paper-based but does not have face-to-face contact sessions.
Model B is print based with web support, so it is institution 3, which is paper-based and has occasional face to face contact sessions.
Model C is fully web-dependent and does not use print at all, so it is institution 1, which uses digital rather than paper-based materials. It also does not have any face-to-face contact sessions.
Delivery features of institution 4: It is fully paper-based and does not make use of any web support. Learners do not have any contact sessions. It uses the correspondence model of delivery.
Challenges learners are likely to face in institution 4: These may include communicating with teachers since there is no online system; lack of interaction with other learners; limited or no mediation of the learning resources used; and timely submission of coursework assignments as learners are likely to rely on the postal system.
Assuming the grid plots institutions along two axes—one for technology level (tech‑rich vs. low‑tech) and the other for learner support (high support vs. minimal support)—we can match the three models to the institutions as follows:
Model A – Correspondence Model (1st‑generation): low-tech, minimal support
Model B – Multimedia or Tele‑learning Model (2nd/3rd‑generation): moderate tech, moderate support
Model C – Flexible or Intelligent Flexible Learning Model (4th/5th‑generation): high-tech, high support
Based on typical grid positioning:
1. Model A – Institution 1
2. Model B – Institution 2 or 3(depending if multimedia or tele‑learning is plotted separately; likely 2 corresponds to multimedia and 3 to tele‑learning—but if only three positions, then Institution 2 matches Model B)
3. Model C – Institution 4 (which sits in the high‑tech/high‑support quadrant)
3. Delivery Features of Institution 4
(Assuming it’s in the high‑tech/high‑support quadrant)
Institution 4, following the Model C flexible or intelligent‑flexible learning paradigm, typically features:
Internet‑based delivery: fully online through a learning management system or portal
Interactive multimedia: includes video lectures, simulations, virtual labs
Asynchronous and synchronous tools: discussion forums, email, webinars, video conferencing
Automated support and resources: self‑assessment quizzes, help systems, chatbots, campus portal access
Final Match Summary