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Element

Pedagogical Significance

implications for teaching methodology; implications for learning outcomes

Technological Significance

implications for users and designers

Interaction and Student Information

  • Discussion, chat, threaded discussion, networking provide further means of communication among students and between instructor and students
  • Instructor provides framework for timely  responses to student questions
  • Instructor provides framework for timely/frequent evaluation of students progress/grades
  • Writing to learn opportunities for students are provided
  • There is a sufficient sense of a learning community
 
  • Course transcends "correspondence course" status
  • Means are adopted to the ends or goals for the communication
  • Instructor has a means of monitoring student forum discussions and group projects presented online

 

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