The purpose of this article is to suggest that ‘Distributed Learning’ is a more positive and constructive phrase to use as education settings move to a wider range of learning options being the ‘new normal’ as opposed to just a response to COVID-19. In redefining the variety of learning opportunities as ‘Distributed Learning’, this also sets us on the path to truly democratising learning for all.
The idea of calling the learning distributed as opposed to distance/remote/virtual is that all of these words inherently suggest it’s second-best to in-person learning experiences. Online learning has also been widely used which, whilst more neutral in tone, talks to how it is accessed as opposed to the approach of the learning.
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