Interactivity in a distance learning environment
What is it? How do we know we have it? What’s the Value Added?
University and high schools alike are being pushed by the competition to offer courses in a distance-learning environment. In an effort to make their courses accessible to learners “any time, any where” professors and high school teachers are being asked to develop online learning opportunities. Some come willingly, others are more hesitant. The “promise” of interactivity is alluring, but fearful to many. Having a clear definition of interactivity and having ways to analyze the extent to which one has created an interactive learning environment will help to ease ones fears and smooth the transition from face-to-face to online teaching.