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NOT TOO DISTANT: A Survey of Strategies for Teacher Support In Distance Education Programs

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dc.creator Mary BURNS
dc.date 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:16:45Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:16:45Z
dc.identifier 1302-6488
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/c5869674502f4a65a952641f077503c6
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18621
dc.description Distance learning can be a “very lonely” experience (Brown & Early, cited by Prescott & Robinson, 1993). This isolation exacerbates all of the many issues that can occur when learners are separated from their instructor and other learners via distance. Difficulties understanding content, computer problems, uncertainty about how to employ a strategy, and disappointment when a new pedagogical approach fails are all magnified when teachers confront these issues alone. High rates of attrition in distance-based teacher training courses are in large measure due to these feelings of isolation and “anonymity” (Potashnik & Capper, 1998; Hope, 2006). Indeed, without “support, contact and confidence,” distance learning is not considered by learners to be “valuable” (Brown & Early, 1990; Prescott & Robinson, 1993, p. 306). This paper presents a recent historical and global overview of the types of supports provided to distance education programs across the globe. Because of the diversity of distance-education programs, the paper includes a range of such modalities (print-based instruction, radio, television, and online learning).
dc.language English
dc.publisher Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde38/pdf/article_5.pdf
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 108-117 (2010)
dc.subject Supports for distance learners
dc.subject follow-up support
dc.subject online professional development
dc.subject distance learning
dc.subject help for online learners.
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title NOT TOO DISTANT: A Survey of Strategies for Teacher Support In Distance Education Programs
dc.type article


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