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Swan, Karen; Matthews, Daniel; Bogle, Leonard; Boles, Emily; Day, Scott – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
This paper reports on preliminary findings from ongoing design-based research being conducted in the fully online Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MTL) program at a small, Midwest public university. Researchers are using the Quality Matters (QM) and Community of Inquiry (CoI) frameworks to guide the iterative redesign of core courses in the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Masters Degrees, Teacher Leadership
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Schrum, Lynne; English, Mary C.; Galizio, Lyndsie M. – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
A FIPSE-funded project was designed to provide support and training to community college faculty electronically, and to develop a model to offer innovative, interactive strategies to support their students' academic and career needs. The goal of the mentoring/coaching program has been to support instructors in their online efforts, provide…
Descriptors: Mentors, Career Counseling, Classroom Environment, College Faculty
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Cohen, Anat; Nachmias, Rafi – Internet and Higher Education, 2011
This paper focuses on a Web-log based tool for evaluating pedagogical processes occurring in Web-supported academic instruction and students' attitudes. The tool consists of computational measures which demonstrate what instructors and policy makers can learn about Web-supported instruction through Web-usage mining. The tool can provide different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education
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Wang, Ling – Internet and Higher Education, 2010
This study investigated the effects and experiences of a mutual assessment framework (CoPf) in an online graduate course at a mid-west university. CoPf was integrated into the course structure as an innovative application of the standard e-portfolio assessment tool. Using a mixed method, the study first explored the effects of CoPf compared to the…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Online Courses, Program Effectiveness
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Arbaugh, J. B.; Godfrey, Michael R.; Johnson, Marianne; Pollack, Birgit Leisen; Niendorf, Bruce; Wresch, William – Internet and Higher Education, 2009
In this literature review, we examine and assess the state of research of online and blended learning in the business disciplines with the intent of assessing the state of the field and identifying opportunities for meaningful future research. We review research from business disciplines such as Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Systems…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Business Administration Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Educational Research
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Smith, Glenn Gordon; Passmore, Denise; Faught, Timber – Internet and Higher Education, 2009
To meet the current critical need for qualified nurses, many colleges have initiated online programs, primarily aimed towards registered nurse (RN) to BS students. Despite the growing number of online nursing programs, there is little research on instructor views of online learning. This study used interviews to investigate nursing instructor…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Nurses, Program Effectiveness
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Kallkvist, Marie; Gomez, Stephen; Andersson, Holger; Lush, David – Internet and Higher Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to create and evaluate personalised virtual learning spaces (PVLSs) in a course that was previously delivered face-to-face only. The study addressed three related questions: (1) Can a PVLS successfully be introduced into a course where IT has not previously featured? (2) Can the PVLSs be used to enhance the assessment…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Projects, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies
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Harrison, Yvonne D.; Kostic, Kevin; Toton, Suzanne C.; Zurek, Jerome – Internet and Higher Education, 2010
This paper documents the development, implementation, and evaluation of "The Global Solidarity Network Study e-Broad Program (GSNSeBP)", an online social justice educational program that is blended into an onsite academic course. This global electronic program, which was developed through a partnership between Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Catholics, Global Education, Educational Benefits
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Bangert, Art W. – Internet and Higher Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to provide empirical evidence to support the validity of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) model survey. The participants for this study were undergraduate and graduate students (n = 1173) enrolled in fully online (57%) and blended online courses (43%) offered through WebCT during the spring 2008 semester at a mid-sized…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Graduate Students, Online Courses, Test Validity