Successful Strategies in Online Education - The Diigo Meta page

• 09 Jun 09
  

  Michelle Krill

  Distance learning refers to a learning environment in which the...

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  • The most recent distance technology, the Internet, adds an interactive component not possible with the other technologies - collaborative communication over a prolonged period of time. Traditionally, distance education has been primarily between the instructor and the student, and there has been little or no opportunity for interaction among students.
  • Students are able to read and respond to all correspondence, thereby learning from each other as much as from the instructor.
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  • • ability for students to correspond, regardless of time zone.
    • Another clear advantage of asynchronous communication is that it allows students more time to think about questions posed, thus promotes higher quality responses.
• 09 Oct 08
  

  Maryellen Brogan

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  Robin Martin

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