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The Other Side Of Distance Education: Learner Interaction At Remote Sites, Beth Walden May 1997

The Other Side Of Distance Education: Learner Interaction At Remote Sites, Beth Walden

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This dissertation describes the observations of the interaction of adult learners at remote distance education sites. The researcher audited 11 complete courses at four receive sites during two academic terms. The observations were done in the Com-Net, audio-graphic system provided by Utah State University. The courses were provided for university credit to adults around the state.

The research was designed to answer three research questions:

1. What interactions do learners at a distance exhibit in their educational setting?

2. What observable events appear to prompt the beginning and ending of the learners' interactions?

3. What observable outcomes result from the …