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Reducing The “Distance” in Distance Learning

Online Educators October 18, 2018October 19, 2018 Jennifer Antoon

Online educators know that the “distance” in distance learning is more than just a separation of geography and time. Michael Moore describes transactional distance as a psychological and communication barrier to cross. It’s a “space of potential misunderstanding between the inputs of the instructor and those of the learner that is present in learning environments” […]

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