Computer Conferencing: A Contribution to Self-Directed Learning.

Mason, Robin

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ERIC Number: EJ365099

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Publication Date: 1988

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Computer Conferencing: A Contribution to Self-Directed Learning.

Mason, Robin

British Journal of Educational Technology, v19 n1 p28-41 Jan 1988

This description of computer conferencing in its educational context as a tool for encouraging greater autonomy in the learner highlights programs in Britain's Open University and at Bath University. Topics discussed include teaching and learning trends in higher education and the role of conferencing in education in the future. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Distance Education, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Independent Study, Information Networks, Learning Strategies, Online Systems, Personal Autonomy, Teaching Methods, Teleconferencing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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