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ERIC Number: EJ643446
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0158-7919
Enhancing the Learning Environment for Distance Education Students.
Graham, Mary; Scarborough, Helen
Distance Education, v22 n2 p232-44 2001
Reports on the development of an asynchronous learning environment for teaching introductory macroeconomics to approximately 200 distance education students. The research supports evidence in the literature that computer mediated communication an in particular, collaborative learning, can make a positive difference to the educational experience of some students. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Higher Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Introductory Courses, Macroeconomics, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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