Putting a Faculty Face on Distance Education: The Role of the Facilitator

William H. Riffee, Ph.D., University of Florida (20.18 Minutes/14 MB)

William H. RiffeeHow do you put a faculty face with distance education programs? What is the role of the local facilitator? Bill Riffee talks about hybrid approaches to distance learning.

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Judith B'ettcherVeteran Web caster Judith B'ettcher explored the latest education technology topics with presenters at our Syllabus fall2002 Boston-area conference. A new clip is featured each week on Web Radio.

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