TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching children's literature online
T2 - Modern technology and virtual classroom communities
AU - Yenika-Agbaw, Vivian
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Online teaching, a new phenomenon in literary studies has elicited strong emotions among scholars of children's literature, some of whom are noted for their progressive beliefs. Like most of my colleagues in the academy, I was skeptical about teaching a graduate children's literature course online initially because I thought it would not only compromise the overall quality of the experience, but would also interfere with critical discussions that are usually associated with literature. However, now I realize that e-learning has its strengths and challenges just like residential teaching/learning. But for the virtual classroom community to function at its optimum the rules have to be clear.
AB - Online teaching, a new phenomenon in literary studies has elicited strong emotions among scholars of children's literature, some of whom are noted for their progressive beliefs. Like most of my colleagues in the academy, I was skeptical about teaching a graduate children's literature course online initially because I thought it would not only compromise the overall quality of the experience, but would also interfere with critical discussions that are usually associated with literature. However, now I realize that e-learning has its strengths and challenges just like residential teaching/learning. But for the virtual classroom community to function at its optimum the rules have to be clear.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79952796722
SN - 1683-1381
VL - 58
SP - 111
JO - New Horizons in Education
JF - New Horizons in Education
IS - 3
ER -