This article by MJ Styles shares valuable lessons from studies conducted concerning virtual/remote education. The author shows compelling evidence of the pros and cons of distance learning. He also puts a large emphasis on the importance of social community within education (which I am sure teachers have been recognizing throughout this past year) and encourages teachers to use virtual tools (like Adobe Captivate) wisely and within the context of a healthy educational environment.
Summary:
Using Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) poses important educational issues for Universities. Without addressing the issues of effective learning, their use can compound the mistakes of the past and leave the learner with a passive, unengaging experience leading to surface learning. Educators need to recognize that learning is a social process and that providing an effective learning environment which facilitates the active acquisition of subject-specific and general expertise, and addresses the need to adopt a specific subject or professional culture, requires more than electronically delivered course notes and email discussion. Quality of course design, use of appropriate tools and the context in which learning takes place are prime factors affecting success in the era of mass higher education and lifelong learning.
Link: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.616.2633
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A scholarly article illustrating some best practices and detrimental side effects of virtual learning.
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