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Direct linkSanders, Robert – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2006
For all the value that a virtual world can bring to teaching and learning, there are potentially negative consequences that must not be ignored when considering the role of technology in education. In his commentary, Robert Sanders draws upon a 1909 short story by E.M. Forster ("The Machine Stops") as well as his own experience with students to…
Descriptors: Interaction, Educational Technology, Role Perception, Influence of Technology
