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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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Hung, David; Chen, Der-Thanq; Koh, Thiam Seng – Educational Media International, 2006
In this article we suggest a facilitating process for nurturing a community of practice (CoP). This process can be seen as a reverse LPP (legitimate peripheral participation) process where a community starts with a group of core members and gradually grows to encourage new members into a CoP. In the heart of the reverse LPP process is the identity…
Descriptors: Participation, Community Coordination, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
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Ng, Christina; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Hon, Rachel Yuk Hung – Educational Media International, 2006
Some critics have commented that online courses may discourage teacher-student interaction, which is considered by teachers and researchers as an important element in language learning. A total of 60 associate degree students who attended an online English course in Hong Kong responded to a questionnaire asking them about their effort and interest…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Teacher Student Relationship, Second Language Learning