For decades’ distance learning, has provided an optimal means of delivering information to students. Simonson (2012) writes that this has been as far back as the early 1930s through the International Council for Correspondence Education (ICCE) (now renamed International Council for Distance Education) which had worked together to establish strong and effective learning over radios. Now in 2016 they communicate through electronic newsletters and online conferences across the world in the blink of an eye.
That’s not to say that every nation has this kind of technological advantage. While many countries incorporate distance learning into their curriculums and life style, it could be said that it is not on an equal level of achievement. Some countries, such as Brazil, find themselves struggling to provide access to even basic computers and online focus. Instead Brazil, like many countries, still prefer radios and televisions over internet …show more content…
One was the placement of administration and the resources put into internationalization. Maryville offered three different branches of administration: An International Programming Office, which was responsible for advertising student exchange program and making sure foreign social, cultural and education programs succeeded through the year. An International Program Committee, which was a collaboration of students and faculty to incorporate international plans in the school. An International Student Services office, which provides student support and immigration of foreign students to the campus, and helps them adjust to life at the school. Together these three pieces of support helped bring foreign students into the University while also aiding local students with becoming more familiar with outside culture. More so, the college also provides a significant English Language Learner program (10 weeks) that helps the foreign student expand on their grasp of the English
That’s not to say that every nation has this kind of technological advantage. While many countries incorporate distance learning into their curriculums and life style, it could be said that it is not on an equal level of achievement. Some countries, such as Brazil, find themselves struggling to provide access to even basic computers and online focus. Instead Brazil, like many countries, still prefer radios and televisions over internet …show more content…
One was the placement of administration and the resources put into internationalization. Maryville offered three different branches of administration: An International Programming Office, which was responsible for advertising student exchange program and making sure foreign social, cultural and education programs succeeded through the year. An International Program Committee, which was a collaboration of students and faculty to incorporate international plans in the school. An International Student Services office, which provides student support and immigration of foreign students to the campus, and helps them adjust to life at the school. Together these three pieces of support helped bring foreign students into the University while also aiding local students with becoming more familiar with outside culture. More so, the college also provides a significant English Language Learner program (10 weeks) that helps the foreign student expand on their grasp of the English