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The Potential for Mindful Teaching at a Distance: A Dual Challenge in Educating Teachers
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Karen L. Murphy, Texas A&M University, United States
IJET Volume 1, Number 2, ISSN 1077-9124 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA
Abstract
The concepts of mindlessness and mindfulness have important implications for distance education, particularly for instructors who are new to teaching at a distance. This article begins with examples of mindlessness and mindfulness in everyday life, and it proceeds to describe the negative effects of mindlessness in both traditional and distance education. Mindfulness in distance education is then described in terms of a dual challenge for teachers: how to teach at a distance and how to teach teachers to teach at a distance.
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Murphy, K.L. (1995). The Potential for Mindful Teaching at a Distance: A Dual Challenge in Educating Teachers. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 1(2), 167-183. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 12, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/15157/.
© 1995 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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