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New Role for teacher
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facilitator who provides context & instruction
for the mode of interaction to take place and
the dissemination of information
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receives & evaluates information & feedback
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Faculty/ Departmental
Considerations
Main obstacle to preparing a web-based course for DE is that the teacher must redefine his/her role and the role of the students.
Forces a shift
from teacher-centered to student centered class in terms ofcommunication
So the core element of this shift is how interaction takes place
