Distance Learning in Micronesia: Participants' Experiences in a Virtual Classroom Using Synchronous Technologies

Autor/in	Rao, Kavita
Titel	Distance Learning in Micronesia: Participants' Experiences in a Virtual Classroom Using Synchronous Technologies
Quelle	In: Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 4 (2007) 1, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1552-3233
Schlagwörter	Feedback (Response); Distance Education; Exhibits; Foreign Countries; Virtual Classrooms; Elementary School Teachers; Case Studies; Synchronous Communication; Surveys; English (Second Language); Interviews; Asynchronous Communication; Educational Technology; Evaluation; Federated States of Micronesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Unterrichtsmedien; Evaluierung
Abstract	In this article, Kavita Rao describes a distance learning course offered to K-8 teachers in Micronesia that focused on the use of synchronous technologies to address cultural learning preferences for face-to-face and real-time communication. Rao presents a case study of the course that was conducted on the islands of Pohnpei and Ebeye. Participants' perspectives on the combination of synchronous and asynchronous distance learning technologies are explored and analyzed in order to determine what challenges and successes participants perceived. In assessing the participant feedback, Rao also includes a set of recommendations for course developers working in rural, geographically dispersed, and culturally diverse settings. (Contains 7 exhibits and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Nova Southeastern University, 1750 NE 167th Street, North Miami Beach, FL 33162. Tel: 800-986-3223; e-mail: innovate@nova.edu; Web site: http://innovateonline.info
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10