MacQueen, Hilary A and Thomas, Jeffery
(2009).
Teaching biology at a distance: pleasures, pitfalls and possibilities.
American Journal of Distance Education, 23(3)
pp. 139–150.
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Abstract
The Open University (OU) has a long and distinguished history of teaching biology at a distance by a supported open learning model. This article examines some of the challenges in delivering biology via distance teaching, explores some of the lessons learned, and discusses the opportunities and hazards of new teaching technologies that the OU has helped pioneer.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| Copyright Holders: |
2009 Informa plc |
| ISSN: |
1538-9286 |
| Keywords: |
Open University ; distance learning ; biology ; supported open learning ; residential schools |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Science > Life, Health and Chemical Sciences |
| Item ID: |
18575 |
| Depositing User: |
Hilary MacQueen
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| Date Deposited: |
06 Oct 2009 10:30 |
| Last Modified: |
10 Apr 2013 13:28 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/18575 |
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