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• Title: Tearing Down the Walls: Creating Global Classrooms Through Online Teacher Preparation Programs
• Author : Allen C. Grant
• Release Date : January 01, 2011
• Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 63 KB

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Introduction Flexibility, accessibility, and enhanced instructor/student communication are commonly cited as the primary benefits of distance learning (Choy, McNickle, & Clayton, 2003); however, a new benefit is quickly taking center stage. The proliferation of cultural and global awareness is an advantage to online learning that cannot be overlooked. Even the nation's leadership has taken notice. President Barack Obama has included the preparation of students to compete in a global economy as a prime tenet in both his Race to the Top educational stimulus act (U.S Department of Education, 2009) as well as his proposed reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (U.S. Department of Education, 2010), further strengthening long-held beliefs that global awareness is one of the hallmarks of modern educational thought and reform (Postman, 1995). This recent revelation is not just idealistic. Evidence exists that America's classrooms are slowly becoming less culturally insular and more reflective of student interests and ideals. Preservice teacher education delivered online better positions classroom instructors to prepare our nation's digital youth for the emerging global community as compared to traditional brick and mortar teacher education programs.

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