New Technology And Curriculum Design

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This book documents a project investigating the impact of new technology on three aspects of distance learning: the course design process, learners' interaction with course materials and teachers' interaction with learners and materials. The research involved adult migrant learners of English enrolled in the AMES Distance Learning Programs in New South Wales. Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review (distance learning and learner support, new technology and educational implications, task design) Chapter 3: Methodology (descriptions of participants and technology used, materials and curriculum design, training of participants, methods of evaluation) Chapter 4: Results (student evaluations of sessions, observers' comments, teacher observations, analysis of recorded tapes, journal and anecdotal evidence) Chapter 5: Conclusions (implications for further research).