On 16/4/20 7:50 am, Antony Broughton Barry wrote:
https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/digital-distraction-new-report-raises-concerns-about-online-learning-20200415-p54k0l.html
There were concerns about TV being a distraction, back in the days of
correspondence courses and educational broadcasts. There are
technological distractions, but decades of experience shows this is
manageable.
Technology enabled distance education learning is not new. The
Australian Schools of the Air are an early example for children.
Australia's University of New England pioneered techniques for adult
distance education, later adopted by the Open University in the UK, and
from there around the world.
https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2013/08/lessons-for-moocs-from-open-university.html
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