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ERIC Number: EJ582181
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
Designing Communities of Learners for Asynchronous Distance Education.
Moller, Leslie
Educational Technology Research and Development, v46 n4 p115-22 1998
Describes the need for learning communities within the context of asynchronous distance education. Highlights include the relationship of community and distance learners; community as social reinforcement and as information exchange; and types of communities, including academic support communities, intellectual support communities, and interpersonal support communities. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Community Role, Distance Education, Intellectual Experience, Interpersonal Communication, Social Reinforcement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Information Exchange; Learning Communities; Support Systems