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Promoting School Based Cohorts in Distance/Online Learning
Park University School for Education, Parkville, Missouri
Park University School for Education, Parkville, Missouri
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- 2 Park University School for Education, Parkville, Missouri
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Abstract
Successful cohort online learning requires three important components: Community, Collaboration, and Content. Looking at how to develop these components is discussed as a result of what is known by the authors’ active engaging in the cohort online learning model.
KeywordsCohortOnline Learning Model3 C’sCommunityCollaborationContent
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