The rhetoric of distance education
| dc.contributor.author | Brown, Harryette | |
| dc.contributor.committeeChair | Webb, Suzanne | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Thompson, Lou | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Greer, Russell | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-26T15:52:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-26T15:52:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Higher education is currently undergoing a paradigm shift, moving from the medieval model to a newer model based on the characteristics of distance education. This change can best be observed in the rhetoric of the documents associated with distance education: course materials, promotional materials; theoretical and historical studies; instructions for course development. The archaeological approach used by Michel Foucault in his histories of the prison, the clinic, and the asylum sets the precedent for such a study. The first two chapters provide a theoretical and historical background for the study of the rhetorical artifacts. Chapter 3 considers the earliest form of distance education, he correspondence course. This chapter emphasizes the growth of the sense of audience in the course materials, the advertisements, and teacher comments. Chapter 4 traces the growth of telecourses, including live interactive, broadcast, and non-broadcast, with an emphasis on the addition of new audiences. Chapter 5 examines the rhetoric of online courses within the context of the general optimism about computer-mediated instruction. These courses move distance education from the “invisible” to the “visible.” Chapter 6 assesses the current state of the paradigm shift and makes predictions for the future. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11274/11058 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Language, literature, and linguistics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Course materials | en_US |
| dc.subject | Distance education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Promotional materials | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rhetoric | en_US |
| dc.title | The rhetoric of distance education | en_US |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | English, Speech, and Foreign Languages | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Rhetoric | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Woman's University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |