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ERIC Number: EJ572187
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0892-3647
FirstClass Distance Education.
Schall, Dennis G.
American Journal of Distance Education, v12 n1 p52-67 1998
Describes the potential of a FirstClass server in audioconferencing courses at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks using telecommunications, e-mail, student-to-student interaction, submission of assignments, e-mail, timely instructor feedback, and the transfer of files and multimedia documents. Student surveys indicated some positive aspects of the system that enhance distance instruction. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Student Reaction, Surveys, Telecommunications, Teleconferencing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: FirstClass; University of Alaska Fairbanks