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» What Do We Study? Joe McConda’s Distance Learning 685 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:35:59 +0000

[...] In a post about research, Dr. Lowell makes the point that many studies have been done comparing distance education and traditional education. These studies have resulted in no real value. Tippi made the comment there that we have already established that it’s not the distance that is our focus, rather it should be on the tools that we can use to reach the students. I agree that we have many more tools available (and now known to those of us in this class) with which to reach our students. We hear a lot about engagement. Do these tools really make an impact and engage our students? Is there research being done to compare the use of various tools? [...]

By: Tippi

Tippi — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:10:13 +0000

I think when addressing Distance Education what’s most important is to study the most effective tools that could be used to reach students. We’ve already learned that Distance Ed. is not defined by an actual distance between teacher and learner, so we should be concentrating on which tools make the job easier no matter which medium is used to deliver the message.

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Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:08:15 +0000

[...] In phaedrus’s post On Research, I would have to agree that the choice of which the better medium is a matter of preference. I like to watch a lot of movies and prefer the stories told in that medium to books, but I still enjoy reading books. However, someone could feel differently and prefer it the other way around. Neither of us are right or wrong, it is just what we prefer. [...]

By: phaedrus » Blog Archive » Research Asks Questions

phaedrus » Blog Archive » Research Asks Questions — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:31:56 +0000

[...] When you think of research, do you think it’s about getting answers? Me, I think it’s about asking questions. From the Dept of Better Late than Never, here’s the melon squeezing post for the day: On Research How do we study Distance Education? If you buy into the notion that all education is at a distance, the answer becomes at once simpler and more complex. Simpler, because it means we don’t need any special Secret Knowledge. More complex, because it means we have to create mental models of this stuff that work regardless of delivery channel. [...]