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Course Design Institute and pICT SDSU

EJ Sobo, Anthropology In this informal presentation, I will discuss the value of rhythm and ritual in facilitating teaching/learning in distance education. I will review the uniform organization scheme used in my own courses, which involves a repeated series of elements, including ‘learning modules’.

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