DO ONLINE STUDENTS DREAM OF ELECTRIC TEACHERS?

Authors

  • Jason A. Scorza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v9i2.1796

Keywords:

Empathy, Teaching Presence, Desensitization, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Student Satisfaction

Abstract

This paper represents a rough and ready attempt to describe an approach to online teaching that favors empathy over efficiency in the hope of achieving both.

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Published

2019-03-19

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Empirical Studies

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