Understanding Online Interaction: Course

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From David Wiley at Utah State University in the Instructional Technology Area.

"This course is designed to provide an introductory level of understanding of the manner in which individuals interact with one another via the network. Possession of this understanding is absolutely critical to your ability to design effective learning environments on the network. This course takes an immersion approach to helping you develop your understanding by requiring you to make extensive, reflective use of several representative interactive media. You will also read several representative pieces of writing in each area."

Look at the week-by-week sections of the course- the 'instructor' has a conversation with a student, explaining what needs to be done and why. Very interesting concept