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Direct linkBelt, Eric S.; Lowenthal, Patrick R. – Distance Education, 2021
The use of video has become commonplace in education today. Educators are engaging students with video communication technology more frequently than ever before, given COVID-19. However, questions remain on how instructors use video as a communication and teaching tool in online and blended courses. The purpose of this literature review was to…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Online Courses
Murphy, Angela – Distance Education, 2013
Open educational resources and open education practices have the potential to lower costs and increase participation in higher education. One hundred and ten individuals from higher education institutions around the world participated in a survey aimed at identifying the extent to which higher education institutions are currently implementing open…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Open Education, Higher Education, Educational Resources
Phelan, Liam – Distance Education, 2012
This article discusses whether the very act of accessing online students' experiences of teaching may itself foster students' sense of belonging to a learning community. The article reports and reflects on the application of Brookfield's critical incident questionnaire (CIQ) in postgraduate courses delivered online in 2008-2010 through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Integrated Learning Systems
Nandi, Dip; Hamilton, Margaret; Harland, James – Distance Education, 2012
Fully online courses are becoming progressively more popular because of their "anytime anywhere" learning flexibility. One of the ways students interact with each other and with the instructors within fully online learning environments is via asynchronous discussion forums. However, student engagement in online discussion forums does not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Peer reviewedLatchem, Colin; Rapley, Pat – Distance Education, 1992
Describes LIVE-NET, a compressed videoconferencing network in Australia that was used for continuing education sessions for nurses in rural areas. Results of a survey that evaluated physical presentation, instructional presentation, and interactive communication are reported, and future directions are discussed. (nine references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Fallacies and Assumptions in the Use of Student Evaluation of Distance Education Teaching Materials.
Peer reviewedCresswell, Roger; Hobson, Peter – Distance Education, 1996
Discusses five fallacies that can arise in the design and analysis of student questionnaires regarding teaching materials used in Australian distance education courses, including student objectivity, student subject knowledge, notions of relevance, author responsibility for student learning, and faulty generalization in evaluating student…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBowser, Don; Race, Ken – Distance Education, 1991
Discusses academic support programs for distance education students and describes the results of an evaluation of the orientation program at the University College of Central Queensland (UCCQ). A questionnaire was used to determine the costs of the program, whether student needs were being met, orientation attendance, and needed changes or…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Program Costs
Peer reviewedHansford, Brian C.; Baker, R. A. – Distance Education, 1990
Discussion of the use of technology in distance education courses focuses on the evaluation of a two-week teaching trial between two college campuses in Australia that used compressed data interactive videoconferencing technology. Results for the adequacy of the physical presentation and student and staff perceptions are detailed. (14 references)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Evaluation Criteria
Sims, Rod; Dobbs, Graeme; Hand, Tim – Distance Education, 2002
A major issue confronting educators is the extent to which they wish to conform to so-called paradigm shifts in teaching and learning. In the contemporary world of tertiary education these shifts embrace both pedagogy (from instructivist to constructivist) and technology (from classroom to online). As teachers and learners are faced with the…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Evaluation Criteria, Online Courses, Formative Evaluation
