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Accessible Elements: Teaching Science at a Distance

Publisher: University of Washington Pre
Keywords: distance, science, teaching, elements, accessible
Number of Pages: 363
Published: 2010-02-15
ISBN-10: 1897425473
ISBN-13: 9781897425473

Book Description:
Delivery of university-level courses through online and distance education can overcome barriers such as geographical location, lecture and lab scheduling, or their job and family commitments, distance delivery offers practical alternatives to traditional on-campus education. The aim of this collection is to inform science educators about current practices in online and distance education: distance-delivered methods for laboratory coursework, the requisite administrative and institutional aspects of online and distance teaching, as well as the relevant educational theory.
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Learning
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Interactions Affording Distance Science Education
Terry Anderson
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Learning Science at a Distance: Instructional Dialogues and Resources
Paul Gorsky and Avner Caspi
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Leadership Strategies for Coordinating Distance Education Instructional Development Teams
Gale Parchoma
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Toward New Models of Flexible Education to Enhance Quality in Australian Higher Education
Stuart Palmer, Dale Holt, and Alan Farley
Laboratories
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Taking the Chemistry Experience Home — Home Experiments or "Kitchen Chemistry"
Robert Lyall and Antonio (Tony) F. Patti
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Acquisition of Laboratory Skills by On-Campus and Distance Education Students
Jenny Mosse and Wendy Wright
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Low-Cost Physics Home Laboratory
Farook Al-Shamali and Martin Connors
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Laboratories in the Earth Sciences
Edward Cloutis
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Remote Control Teaching Laboratories and Practicals
Dietmar Kennepohl
Logistics
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Needs, Costs, and Accessibility of de Science Lab Programs
Lawton Shaw and Robert Carmichael
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Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching Laboratory Sciences at a Distance in a Developing Country
Md. Tofazzal Islam
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Distance and Flexible Learning at University of the South Pacific
Anjeela Jokhan and Bibhya N. Sharma
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Institutional Considerations: A Vision for Distance Education
Erwin Boschmann
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