1. January 25, 2012 Nova Southeastern University
Otto Peters
To view a photograph of Otto Peters, visit:
A Presentation by
Jacqueleen Reyes
January 25, 2012 Nova Southeastern University
EDD 7007

2. Biographical Timeline
Born May 6, 1926 in Berlin, Germany
Appointed Secretary to the Educational Centre of Berlin in 1963
Joined the German Institute for Distance Study at the University of Tübingen in 1969
(Zentrales Institut für Fernstudienforschung, 1997)

3. Biographical Timeline
Theory first published in 1972 in Germany
Became Professor of Education in Berlin in 1974
In 1991, became professor emeritus at the FernUniversität
(International Adult Continuing Education Hall of Fame at the University of Oklahoma Outreach, n.d.; Zentrales Institut für Fernstudienforschung, 1997)

4. Theory of Industrialization of Teaching
Rationalization
Division of labor
Mechanization
Assembly line
Mass production
Preparatory work
Planning
(Simonson, Smaldino, Albright, & Zvacek, 2012)

5. Theory of Industrialization of Teaching
Organization
Scientific control methods
Formalization
Standardization
Change of function
Objectification
Concentration and centralization
(Simonson et al., 2012)

6. Further Information Watch a four-part video of Otto Peters discussing
Industrialization Theory and
Distance Education (UMUC
OMDE601, n.d.):

7. Further Information Suggested reading:
Distance Education in Transition: Developments and Issues (Peters, 2010)
Learning and Teaching in Distance Education (Peters, 1998)
Otto Peters on Distance Education: The Industrialization of Teaching and Learning (Peters & Keegan, 1994)

8. Works CITED
International Adult Continuing Education Hall of Fame at the University of Oklahoma Outreach. (n.d.). Class of 2008 – Europe: Otto Peters, Ph.D. Retrieved from halloffame.outreach.ou.edu/2008/peters.html
Peters, O. (2010). Distance education in transition: Developments and issues. [Online version]. Retrieved from mde.uni-oldenburg.de/download/asfvolume5_5_ebook.pdf
Peters, O. (1998). Learning and teaching in distance education: analyses and interpretations from an international perspective. London; Sterling, VA: Kogan Page; Stylus Pub.
Peters, O., & Keegan, D. (1994). Otto Peters on distance education: the industrialization of teaching and learning. London; New York: Routledge.

9. Works CITED
Simonson, M., Smaldino, S. Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2012). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
UMUC OMDE601 (Producer). (n.d.). Otto Peters: Industrialization and DE. [Video file]. Retrieved from
Zentrales Institut für Fernstudienforschung. (1997, August 4). Dr. Otto Peters. Retrieved from ou.edu/2000/peters.html