Moments of truth: Managing the face-to-face encounter in distance learning
As service providers, distance educators interact with students in a range of ways. Mostly the educators are shielded from the immediacy of any face-to-face encounter with their students. Yet one aspect of many academic courses taught at a distance is the campus or regional course. Managing this cr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning |
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| Online Access: | https://jofdl.nz/index.php/JOFDL/article/view/177 |
| Summary: | As service providers, distance educators interact with students in a range of ways. Mostly the educators are shielded from the immediacy of any face-to-face encounter with their students. Yet one aspect of many academic courses taught at a distance is the campus or regional course. Managing this crucial service encounter with distance students forms the focus of this paper. Among other strategies, the authors suggest team teaching as a way of enhancing the learning experience for students and optimising the skills and talents of educators.
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| ISSN: | 1179-7665 1179-7673 |