90% Prefer some face-to-face time – US Dept. of Education

1. Community "in real courses the students and teachers come together and create an immediate and vital community of learning.” 90% Prefer some face-to-face time – US Dept. of Education “As long as the message remains the same, it doesn't matter what media are used to deliver that message.” -- NSD Attention Time Independence "…online and face-to-face conditions generally differed on multiple dimensions, including the amount of time that learners spent on task." 80% like having more time that online provides – US Dep. of Education

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