现代远程教育中学生支持的发展方向

The Trend of Learner Support in Distance Education

本文的研究目的是从国际视角，概括和总结在新的教学环境中，学生学习支持最新的变化，其中包括以下几个方面：第一、术语和作用的变化；第二、学生支持的内容框架；第三、以学生为中心的学习环境的主要特征；第四、辅导教师角色和作用的变化。作者希望借本文与我国现代远程教育实践工作者，分享世界现代远程教育发展的趋势，同时为现代远程教育机构有效利用信息技术提高学生支持的水平提供理论参考。

In the world teaching and learning environment for distance education is undergoing significant change. ICT supply strong supports for distance education. Distance education has already been main part of lifelong education. Comparatively the philosophy， form and content of learning support in modern distance education appear new characteristics. This paper is to summary the new development of student support in new environment. There are four main parts. The first is about changes on term and concept. The second is content framework for student support. The third is the characteristics of learner─centered learning environment. The forth is new role and function of tutor in student support. The paper can be used to share trend of modern distance education with Chinese practitioners. The author hopes that the paper can supply some valuable theory and methodology for enhancing student support by ICT in modern distance education.