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Training Teachers for Distance Education Programs: Using Authentic and Meaningful Contexts
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, , Edith Cowan University

IJET Volume 4, Number 2, ISSN 1077-9124 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA

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This paper describes a project in Western Australia in which teacher-education students needing to learn practical skills of, and a theoretical understanding about, audiographics as an instructional technology, did so in a course where the technology itself was used as the delivery medium. This method of course delivery was characterised by a teaching program which involved such instructional attributes as knowledge construction, authentic contexts, student-centred learning, and collaboration. An evaluation of the course demonstrated high levels of student performance and satisfaction and positive learning outcomes.

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Oliver, R. & Lake, M. (1998). Training Teachers for Distance Education Programs: Using Authentic and Meaningful Contexts. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 4(2), 147-169. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 7, 2024 from .

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