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We can call the education offered by using the Internet environment as ―teaching
through the Internet‖. Such a teaching contributes to interaction, which is not
sufficient in traditional classrooms most of the time. It gives the geographically
separated students the opportunity of exchanging ideas and information, collaborative
learning, discovering alternatives in learning and developing their own learning styles.
In addition, this type of teaching allows learners to see subjects from different
perspectives. Groups having special interests can share their own experiences even if
they are too far from each other. When we look at the aims of this type of learning that
is mostly used in higher education, it is seen that learners are encouraged to learn
through distance education. Teaching through distance education can also be done on
campus environments. Learners can participate in the courses and discussions
whenever and wherever they want except from the pre-scheduled meetings. The
Internet-based interactive environments offer the interaction which supports the
learners in learning. Being independent of time and place, learners can work with each
other, and interact and collaborate with their tutors and classmates. Collaboration
brings solidarity with it. The aim of learning through collaboration is to obtain
information and use this information to solve a problem. In general, collaborative
learning creates a positive social environment and facilitates comprehension.
Collaborative learning is based on the idea that learners working in groups towards a
common goal can learn better than the students who can work on their own. The aim is
to make learners to want each other‘s success, to motivate each other, and to teach
each other in order to achieve the learning objectives. Collaborative learning requires
solidarity and reciprocal loyalty. Solidarity and reciprocal loyalty implies the active
participation and contribution of each group member to the success of the group. This
paper mentions how teaching through distance education happens, interaction in
teaching through the Internet, collaborative learning, and how collaborative learning
occurs in teaching a second language through the Internet.
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