One of the recurring themes in Distance Education is why do we feel distant. One of the theoretical foundations of that perception is Moore’s Theory of Distance Transaction, but until we get to that in the course, consider this article that I wrote last year:
August 23rd, 2008 at 10:40 am
Texting, email, Im chats, etc make me feel closer to home. It doesn’t feel like I am almost 8000 miles away because of the constant contact that I have with friends and family in Kentucky. Taking classes also closes that distance for me.