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Supporting the learner and teacher online.
Full Abstract
Whether on or off campus, all students need support if they are to successfully complete their studies. Although 'good teachers' should be 'good teachers' in any medium, their support is especially important when technology is involved. Previous articles in the series have shown that the advent of ICT has added to the complexity of the type and provision of this help and advice, not least because it now involves technical as well as pedagogical and pastoral elements. However, rather than being a problem, ICT, particularly through its online facilities, can provide levels of support over and above those required by traditional face-to-face teaching. This has implications for tutors as well as students as it places greater pressure on their time and requires them to have a new skills-set, a situation that needs to be resolved if the full benefits of online support are to be realised.
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Author/s: Reynolds, P A (PA); Eaton, K A (KA); Mason, R (R);
Affiliation: Centre of Flexible Learning in Dentistry, King's College London Dental Institute, Floor 3, Strand Bridge House, 138-142 Strand, London, WC2 1HH. P.A.Reynolds(-atsign-)kcl.ac.uk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: British dental journal (Br Dent J), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2008-Jun; vol 204 (issue 11) : pp 625-9
Dates: Created 2008/06/16; Completed 2008/08/28;
PMID: 18552803, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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