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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Shi, Shufang; Mishra, Unya; Bonk, Curtis J. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
Current theories of learning have emphasized the value of dialogue for student engagement and achievement (Cazden, 2001; Bruffee, 1992). Research has also shown that the nature of classroom discourse depends greatly on the teacher (Anderson, Rourke, Garrison, & Archer, W., 2001). These issues are relatively well understood in face-to-face…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Participation
Ortiz, Brenda I. Lopez – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
This paper expands on a poster presentation about the results of research in PBL in distance education environments integrated in the PBL design model as defined by traditional literature. The results will be laid out as they are relevant to each stage of the process. Research on discrete aspects of its design process is necessary to enlighten…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Distance Education
Clem, Frances A. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
Online learning has been hailed as a huge step forward for education. Academia is increasingly offering Internet-based distance courses because they allow "anywhere, anytime" learning and access to a wider pool of students. Firms and organizations like it for training employees because it permits consistency and repeatability in training delivery.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Internet, Teaching Methods