Inverse of Distance Learning
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Inverse of Distance Learning is a concept of education, where an institution focuses on imparting education to students who are gathered in a traditional classroom in one place (typically its campus), while its faculty are experts from both academia and the industry. This mode of education is different from distance education
, or distance learning, which focuses on the pedagogy, technology, and instructional system designs that aim to deliver education to students who are not physically "on site" in a traditional classroom or campus.
This form of education has been pioneered, adopted and being promoted by the International School of Information Management
(ISiM), University of Mysore
, in Mysore, India
. As identified by its definition, ISiM's campus and students are in Mysore, while the faculty of this institution is drawn from a network of excellence comprising experts from ISiM's partners in the academia and the industry from around the world.
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
, or distance learning, which focuses on the pedagogy, technology, and instructional system designs that aim to deliver education to students who are not physically "on site" in a traditional classroom or campus.
This form of education has been pioneered, adopted and being promoted by the International School of Information Management
International School of Information Management
The International School of Information Management is the first Indian i-School and is an autonomous constituent institute of the University of Mysore, located in Mysore in Karnataka State, Southern India...
(ISiM), University of Mysore
University of Mysore
The University of Mysore , is a public university in India. The University founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore, and was conceptualized on the basis of a report on educational progress in the United States and Australia, submitted by Messrs Thomas Denham and...
, in Mysore, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. As identified by its definition, ISiM's campus and students are in Mysore, while the faculty of this institution is drawn from a network of excellence comprising experts from ISiM's partners in the academia and the industry from around the world.