Roeper Review · 1999 · 12 citations · 1 references
EducationInstructionTeachingDistance EducationGifted EducationInteractive DesignCharacteristics Of Gifted LearnersCurriculum Differentiation For Gifted LearnersDistance LearningGifted Education CurriculumInstructional Design For Distance EducationOnline LearningCosmology InstructionDistance Higher EducationDistance Learning DesignGifted Education DifferentiationInteractive Communication Model
In 1994, the New South Wales Board of Studies, Australia, introduced three high level Distinction Courses for gifted and talented students: comparative literature, cosmology, and philosophy. All are offered by distance education but the cosmology course employs an interactive design model and an extensive communication system that differentiates it from the other two. This article explains the model and the way it is used in practice to organize, sequence and deliver the course. Discussion addresses ways in which the model might be used to design a wider range of courses for gifted and talented students.
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