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Title:
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A SCALABLE ONLINE WRITING COURSE WITHOUT A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLATFORM: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT |
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Author(s):
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Alton Miller |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-69-0 |
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Editors:
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Kinshuk, Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Pedro Isaías and Dirk Ifenthaler |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Writing, Low-Tech, LMS, Instructional Design |
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Type:
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Reflection Paper |
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First Page:
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400 |
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Last Page:
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401 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Distance learning techniques developed for existing LMS models do not always serve students well, and may deter
adoption by instructors. Rather than depend on a one-size-fits-all LMS modeled on the templates commercially used to
attract and dazzle consumers that require students and faculty to learn new rules of navigation and implementation, my
course bundles already-familiar third-party Web 2.0 services, taking advantage of the practices underlying existing
Internet relationships among students, while maintaining formal integrity through rigorous packaging. The complex
challenges associated with learning writing via the Internet are made simpler through the use of low-tech online
presentations and communication. The emphasis is on creating relationships with students, and establishing systems of
collaboration among students, to better replicate many successful pedagogical techniques of the classroom. A system for
teaching a class of 15 students is scalable for classes of 100 or more. |
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