The Threshold in the Distance Education Class: A Qualitative Case Study on Learning in a Virtual Learning Environment - Softcover

Li, Sha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639154185 ISBN 13: 9783639154184

Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

Understanding the reality of the format shifting effect in the distance education threshold period is vital for the people who teach at a distance. It is also helpful for the students who are taking their first distance class to understand that the format- shifting dilemma is unavoidable but transitional. A good transition and accommodation to the new learning format could minimize the starting difficulty, maximize learning effect, and provide a wiser metacognitive resolution to the problems encountered (Pressley, et al.,1995) to keep students better engaged in the new paradigm. Informational technology revolutionizes education, but human effort makes an essential difference.

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About the Author

Dr. Sha Li is an associate professor of educational technology at Alabama A&M University in America. His research interests are in instructional technology, multimedia and learning, distance education, and instructional design with multicultural learners.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639154185
• ISBN 13: 9783639154184
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152