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Several Versions of a Web-based graduate-level course in statistics are described. In the final version, the experiential aspects of a face-to-face course in statistics are maintained through frequent interaction between the instructor and students using digital video lectures that depict real-time statistical computations. The use of text-based explanations, two-way interactive television technology, interactive whiteboard technology, and videos created from VHS recordings also are discussed within a recently described framework for evaluating the instructional effectiveness of new media.
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Rynearson, K., Kerr, M.S. Teaching statistics online in a blended learning environment. J. Comput. High. Educ. 17, 71–94 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02960227
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