Supporting Engagement in Asynchronous Education
- Scott Lee Tiernan ,
- Jonathan Grudin
Published by Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
A key challenge for software that supports asynchronous distance education is to engage and guide students who are not interacting in real-time. We describe a first study of two approaches to adding interactive exercises to the viewing of videotaped lectures. We found individual differences, but a surprising tendency to prefer more intrusive exercises. We conclude with possible next steps.
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