Original publication authors
Eduardo Salas; Mary P. Kosarzycki; C. Shawn Burke; Stephen M. Fiore; Dianna L. Stone
What this paper examines
Salas and colleagues review themes in distance-learning research and practice. Their discussion includes definitions, learning theories, collaboration, learner characteristics and the measurement of effectiveness. They argue that wider adoption of distance learning does not remove the need for research into the conditions under which it succeeds. The paper can be read as a historical map of the questions educators were trying to answer.
A question to take into course design
Which claim about the effectiveness of your learning environment has evidence, and which remains a question to investigate?
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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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