Distance Learning as "Learning by Doing"

The papers in this Special Issue of Educational Technology and Society are extensions of presentations given at the 1999 Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA) Annual Conference held April 5-8, 1999, in Waco, Texas, U.S.A. TxDLA is pleased that our collaboration with IFETS has afforded the opportunity to present these papers for publication in their official Journal. The eight extended papers presented here were selected as representative of the issues, topics, and challenges presented and discussed at the 1999 TxDLA Annual Conference. They are also representative examples of the "learning by doing" state of distance education and training in today's society. Overall, the papers depict a movement in distance education and training toward practices that reflect "learning organization" principles.