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Scriven, Bruce – Distance Education, 1991
Discusses the increasing need for professional development and retraining in Australia, especially for inservice teacher education, and describes new methods that may be more effective than traditional methods. Highlights include open learning; the modularization of courses and programs; the adaptation of instructional materials; and distance…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness

Mann, Charles C. – Distance Education, 1998
Presents overview of the University of Surrey (UK) MA in Linguistics (TESOL) by distance-learning program and discusses quality-assurance measures such as learner-content (topic-focused bibliographies, study guides, updated modules, resource centers), learner-instructor (feedback, tutoring, pastoral visits, assessment and grievance procedures,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Distance Education, English (Second Language), Feedback