Connecting First Year Students to Formal and Informal Learning Experiences

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Author(s): Melissa L. Johnson (University of Florida, USA), Laura Pasquini (University of North Texas, USA)and Michelle R. Rodems (University of Louisville, USA)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 17
Source title: Cases on Formal and Informal E-Learning Environments: Opportunities and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Harrison Hao Yang (State University of New York at Oswego, USA)and Shuyan Wang (The University of Southern Mississippi, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1930-2.ch003

Keywords: Distance Education / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This case study, an honors first year seminar from the University of Florida, USA, demonstrates the benefits and challenges of these developments in education. The case expands the definition of formal, informal, and online learning communities in the context of a first year seminar.

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