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Distance Students Want
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According to a marketing study produced by Dr. Andy DiPaolo,
Executive Director of the Stanford Center for Professional
Development at Stanford University, distance learners are
looking for the following qualities:
- Real-time and time-delayed options
- Well-designed,
engaging, and intellectually challenging courses
- Seamless, available, and reliable delivery technology
- Greater emphasis on learner-centered versus teacher-centered
approaches
- A high level of interaction including problem-based simulations
- Modularized formats instead of courses demanding large chunks of
time
- Participation in a learning community through interaction with
instructors and fellow students
- Academic advising and student support services which are convenient
and easy to understand and access
Other
related articles about distance learning:
Distance Learning Goes
the Distance
Are You a Candidate
for Distance Learning?
How Ready Are You for
Distance Learning?
Rate Yourself for Discipline
and Motivation
Red Flags to Watch
for When Choosing Distance Education Programs
Questions to Ask
about Quality
On Line or Face-to-face:
Which Works Best?
What's Coming for Distance
Learners?
The Perfect Match: Technical
Degrees and Online Learning
Virtual Professor/Virtual
Student: Real Education
Three Students--Three
Stories
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