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Wednesday, July 03, 2002
http://www.syllabus.com/syllabusmagazine/article.asp?id=6475 Regression to the Mean...or the Elusive Norm? Phillip D. Long Faculty are increasingly encouraged to extend their teaching to incorporate the Web. For some faculty this is an opportunity to augment the face-to-face experience with additional activities that stimulate students to engage in the subject between class meetings. University officials want to market their brand of technology-enhanced educational experience to prospective students. Much of this effort results in gratuitous bits—often pushing educational practices into the electronic world that are just as questionable in the classroom. Thoughtfully done, teaching with the Web can bridge student experiences, learning styles, and parochial world views. However it is presented, it risks litigation from anyone who finds the information libelous to his or her local interests—anywhere in the U.S. or maybe even around the world. This might not be so worrisome to those teaching science and math, but consider the political scientist or sociologist....
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