What is Metacognitive Cycle

This chapter will review many theories and concepts in adult learning and higher education. A discussion of heutagogy, pedagogy, andragogy, transactional distance, social translucence, and personal learning environments sets the stage for understanding the importance of providing writing feedback to bridge the transactional distance in higher education. Additionally, this chapter will explain the foundations for the distance of understanding and present a framework for an online learning capacity building continuum that can be used as a reference when drafting feedback. Likewise, the difference between andragogy and pedagogy will be discussed with relevance to online education and feedback.