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Direct linkPittenger, Amy; Doering, Aaron – Distance Education, 2010
Student retention rates are a constant concern in higher education, but this concern has become especially challenging as online courses become more common and there are widespread reports of low completion rates for online, self-study courses. We evaluated four self-study online pharmacy courses with a history of very high completion rates for…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Motivation, Pharmacy, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedWright, Clayton; Conroy, Cathy – Distance Education, 1988
Describes factors involved in designing print support materials for computer-based instruction (CBI) or independent learning. Basic principles of effective instructional design based on principles promoted by Gagne and Briggs are discussed, and a format for organizing a course manual that was developed at Grant MacEwan Community College (Alberta)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Guidelines, Independent Study, Instructional Design
Hilton, John L., III; Graham, Charles; Rich, Peter; Wiley, David – Distance Education, 2010
The authors studied a course in which an instructor allowed individuals at a distance to participate. Although these students were not formally enrolled in the university where the class took place, the instructor gave them full access to all course materials and encouraged them to complete course assignments. The authors examined the time and…
Descriptors: Time Management, Conventional Instruction, Education Courses, Graduate Study
Baran, Evrim; Correia, Ana-Paula – Distance Education, 2009
This study explored student-led facilitation strategies used to overcome the challenges of instructor-dominated facilitation, enhance the sense of learning community, and encourage student participation in online discussions. It presents a series of cases of students' facilitation strategies and using qualitative data analysis of discussion…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Student Motivation
Peer reviewedFields, Barry A. – Distance Education, 1989
Discussion of effective inservice teacher training highlights minimal intervention training as an effective method for providing inservice education to teachers in isolated areas. Instructional design features for minimal intervention training are described, and five elements required for effective training aimed at changing teachers' classroom…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Distance Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedSwan, Karen – Distance Education, 2001
Reports an empirical investigation that explored relationships between student perceptions and course design factors in 73 SUNY Learning Network courses in the Spring 1999 semester. Findings indicated that clarity of design, interaction with instructors, and active discussion among course participants significantly influenced students'…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Distance Education, Higher Education
