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  |  We are living in revolutionary times when it comes to education. Evolutionary Timeline,by atheist @ flickr More and more,people are turning to the internet for their learning,and before too long I expect our entire educational system will be turned on its head because of “non-traditional” offerings. Even if the educational norms [...] Global Learning Partners is poised to launch into cyberspace with our first online course. I know,I know,we’re a bit behind the curve when it comes to online learning but we’ve got our reasons. Because we’re so focused on learning through dialogue,we’ve been struggling a bit with how to create online events [...] If you’re not one of the 12,188,045 people (at press time) who’ve watched the Christmas Food Court Flash Mob,Hallelujah Chorus,take the just-under-5 minutes right now to check it out. I was moved to tears by this video,not because I’m particularly religious (I’m not) or because I’m in the holiday spirit [...] I’m fascinated with the revolutionary times in which we live. The idea of online communities and collaborative creative projects (like Wikipedia) are opening a vast new horizon of opportunities for sharing knowledge and learning. Enter into this world Rice University’s Richard Baraniuk,founder of Connexions,a free,open-source,global clearinghouse of course materials. The [...] Distance learning ranges from totally self-directed to totally instructor-centered. From specific attention to dialogue amongst the participants to little or no dialogue of any type. From synchronous to asynchronous to a combination of both. And from no interaction outside of the computer screen to hybrids (face to face class[es] in combination with online work). [...] | ||||
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