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What is Knowledge Building (S)

Chapter 240
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
Refers to the e-students’ enhancement of content-bound knowledge and skills as well as their understanding of computer technology via various mechanisms that an e-instructor employs to guide students in an effort to achieve their mutual academic goals.
Published in Chapter:
Facilitating Roles an E-Instructor Undertakes
Ni Chang (Indiana University South Bend, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch240
Abstract
A discussion of roles that an instructor plays in the traditional classroom does not seem to be an innovative focus in the educational field. Yet, such discussions continue because of the topic’s paramount impact on student learning. Discussions regarding the roles that an online instructor plays in a virtual learning environment are essential because teaching and learning via course management systems are completely different from that in the face-to-face setting and are still in their infancy, thereby requiring a great deal of exploration.
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