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Few will disagree that ‘teleteaching’ or teaching using computers and telecommunications technology is becoming increasingly popular among educators. There is much more uncertainty, however, about whether technology is as effective a mode of teaching as its proponents claim. This hesitation in endorsing technology is undoubtedly a result of the inconclusive results of teaching experiments using technology with out an adequate pedagogical base. This paper proposes guidelines for the effective use of technology. These may help the educator to avoid frustrating and stultifying practices that may prejudice the educator and student against using a rich educational resource. While the golden rule urges a two-way constructivist approach to teaching, the ten commandments draw the educator's attention to issues of access, hardware and software selection, learner and teacher preparedness for technology, and human factors in the use of technology
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Aiken, R.M., Aditya, J.N. The golden rule and the ten commandments of teleteaching: harnessing the power of technology in education. Education and Information Technologies 2, 5–15 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018676106066
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