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Roman, Tiffany A.; Callison, Matthew; Myers, Rodney D.; Berry, Anne H. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
Authentic learning in online education is feasible with intentional instructional strategies and appropriate educational technologies, yet as a learning approach, barriers to implementation still exist. We argue that authentic learning in online education can be successfully supported when the characteristics of authentic learning are (a)…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Distance Education, Evidence Based Practice, Peer Evaluation
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Latchem, Colin – Journal of Learning for Development, 2014
The following article examines the issues of open, distance and technology-based informal learning and non-formal education for individual and community development. It argues that these two modes of education, which are estimated to constitute 70-90% of lifelong learning, are insufficiently represented in the literature of open and distance…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Nonformal Education, Open Education, Distance Education
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Baker, Jason D.; Woods, Robert H. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2004
This article highlights instructional communication and distance education research with an emphasis on the social dynamics of the online learning experience and their impact on the learning experience. Literature related to the twin concepts of immediacy and group cohesiveness--central constructs related to building an effective classroom social…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Intentional Learning, Group Unity