Topic 1: Course Introduction

Goal

You will get an overview of what we will cover in the course and will get to know the instructor and the other students.

Objective

Students will:

  • review the course.
  • become familiar with the course content, format, and expectations
  • send a letter of introduction
  • read the introduction of the other students
  • fill in the Course Name and Description section of the Curriculum Wizard

Warm-Up Activity

"Some people call it distance learning but it is actually the collapse of distance."
President Bill Clinton, October 1, 2001
Online Learning Conference, Los Angeles

Do you agree with this statement? In what ways does online learning collapse distance?

 

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