by Bruce Johnson, Online College Courses
What I’ve discovered along the way is that action is doing something with the materials; however, interaction provides an opportunity to work with the information. For example, students take action by reading the assigned course materials. When students participate in the discussion board they interact with that information and their classmates, which in turn creates an enhanced learning experience…. An EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative report, Authentic Learning for the 21st Century: An Overview, states that “students say they are motivated by solving real-world problems. They often express a preference for doing rather than listening. At the same time, most educators consider learning-by-doing the most effective way to learn.
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