--- Forwarded Message from "Jorth, Cindy" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Jorth, Cindy" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #5296.19 Technology and Enhanced Student Learning (!) >Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:03:32 -0800 ------------------ I stand corrected. > -----Original Message----- > From: LLTI-Editor [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 7:18 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: #5296.19 Technology and Enhanced Student Learning (!) > > --- Forwarded Message from Michael Bush <[log in to unmask]> --- > > >Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 14:18:06 -0700 > >From: Michael Bush <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: RE: #5296.16 Technology and Enhanced Student Learning (!) > >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> > >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" > <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-to: [log in to unmask] > >Importance: Normal > > ------------------ > Cindy Jorth wrote in reponse to TBob's comment on the issue of Thomas > Russell's long-running research on the "no significant difference > phenomenon": > > Someone else sent me that URL. Here you go > > http://cuda.teleeducation.nb.ca/nosignificantdifference/ > > > Interesting information, but I agree that it isn't actually all that > > compelling. > > Not compelling? Having education available to many numbers of people who > do > not otherwse have the opportunity to participate? I find it incredibly > compelling to realize that "no signigicant difference" means that as much > learning can take place in these distance education settings as can take > place on campus. > > To me this means that we had better define precisely the unit of > competitive > advantage of our on-campus education (something hopefully more compelling > than clubs and intercollegiate sports, although I support all of these), > otherwise we will be hardpressed to justify our existence! > > Not compelling? > > Cheers, > > Mike > Michael Bush > Associate Professor of French and > Instructional Psychology and Technology > Brigham Young University > http://moliere.byu.edu/digital/