Technology Helps Online Colleges Connect with Learners
Filed in archive Technology by Jamie Littlefield on October 13, 2007

Creating a connection is essential in many online classes. A new article from Education Week shows that technology can often be a key factor in forming connections in the virtual world. Here's a blurb:
"Expanding Internet technology and better software is allowing distance learning to become an effective means of teaching in more major areas of study and on more campuses.When I take an online class, I'm looking to learn from people. The written word can convey a lot of information; however, real interaction is the best way to access a professor's expertise.
"Everywhere you can, you have to stress interaction," said Barbara Spencer, the director of graduate studies in the College of Business and Industry at Mississippi State University...
At the center of distance learning, she said, is finding new ways to connect with students through podcasts, short downloadable video segments or online discussion boards."
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