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Interaction in Distance-Learning Courses

A bibliographic record and short editorial reading note for a paper included in the historical EDUCATE collection.

Original publication authors

Dan Bouhnik; Tali Marcus

What this paper examines

Bouhnik and Marcus review interaction in distance-learning courses through four dimensions: engagement with content, instructors, other students and the technological system. The fourth dimension draws attention to the platform itself as part of the learning experience. Their framework helps separate problems in the teaching material from problems in communication or in the interface through which students reach that material.

A question to take into course design

When a student encounters difficulty, is the obstacle in the content, teacher contact, peer interaction or the system?

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Why it belongs in the water programme archive

EDUCATE combined water resources and environmental management with distance delivery. The original reading collection included research about online teaching, course design and learner support.

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