Designing and Administering a Collaborative International Course Using Distance Technology
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This paper describes the design of a collaborative international course between two universities using distance learning technologies. Desktop videoconferencing and WebCT technologies are used to address a module on Women’s Healthy Aging. Constructivism theory supplies the framework for the course design. The development of the course and methods of evaluations are presented.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005