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Sunday, June 05, 2005
Conference helps teachers to prepare their own online classrooms - Shena Abercrombie, Flint Journal
...The conference covered such topics as dealing with conflict in the online classroom, encouraging participation in the online classroom, and multimedia technologies. Another big topic was plagiarism. "I think it's easier tracking plagiarism online," said instructor Ted Mikell of Oak Point, Texas . "It's like having the robotics police." Students such as Dennis Kaufman appreciate the extra work instructors put in to make the virtual classroom a better place to learn. Kaufman, 40, is a design engineering project manager for Methods Electronics in Carthage, Ill. He is completing his Baker master's of business administration. "I can't say enough about the online learning environment," he said. "You communicate through discussions. You log on whenever it's convenient for you and then post answers to the board when it's convenient for you.
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