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Wargo, Katalin – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2022
Faculty development for online teaching is an opportunity to reflect on and revise teaching perceptions and instructional practice. This study found written reflection activities aided instructors in questioning their instructional decisions. This, combined with dialogue with colleagues, became an avenue for instructors to think deeply about…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Web Based Instruction, Educational Change, Teaching Methods
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Brothen, Erin; Staley, Kim; Matson, Heather; Smock, Jason; Bennett, Erika – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2020
As the modes of course development in universities shift to be more team-based, librarians are now contributing core components of course development operations. This article outlines the ways that librarians at Capella University have been integrated systematically into course development. Adding librarians to specific points throughout the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Librarians, Curriculum Development
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Raffo, Deana M.; Brinthaupt, Thomas M.; Gardner, Justin G.; Fisher, Lawanna S. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2015
Increased demands in professional expectations have required online faculty to learn how to balance multiple roles in an open-ended, changing, and relatively unstructured job. In this paper, we argue that being strategic about one's balance of the various facets of online teaching will improve one's teaching efficiency and effectiveness. We…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Instructional Design
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Dudek, Brittany; Duran, Darci; Parscal, Tina – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2019
As the affordability of higher education dominates the spotlight, open educational resources (OER), low cost, and free-to-student materials are widely offered as a solution. This paper outlines the experiences of course developers who contributed to a large-scale OER initiative, including training, knowledge, effort, and satisfaction of course…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Open Educational Resources, Consortia, Community Colleges
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Kuboni, Olabisi – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2013
This paper outlines the strategies employed by the Graduate Programmes Department of the University of the West Indies Open Campus to build capacity among academic staff to facilitate their transition to online teaching and learning. The strategies covered relate to course development and delivery, including activities that emerge at the interface…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Capacity Building, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
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Freeman, Lee A. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2015
How much time does it take to teach an online course? Does teaching online take more or less time than teaching face-to-face? Instructors, department chairs, deans, and program administrators have long believed that teaching online is more time-consuming than teaching face-to-face. Many research studies and practitioner articles indicate…
Descriptors: Online Courses, College Faculty, Time Management, Time
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Graham, Lee; Thomas, Lisa – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2011
The traditional and most highly utilized manner of instruction in the online Certification Course focuses on training instructors to teach a pre-designed course with common features. This model limits instructional options for faculty to those which are available in the course. Faculty who are accustomed to academic freedom and autonomy may not be…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Distance Education, Online Courses, Teacher Certification
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Holsombach-Ebner, Cinda – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2013
The course design and development process (often referred to here as the "production process") at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU-Worldwide) aims to produce turnkey style courses to be taught by a highly-qualified pool of over 800 instructors. Given the high number of online courses and tremendous number of live sections…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Online Courses, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Long, Lori K.; Janas, Debra L.; Kay, Lalene; August, Cassandra – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2009
As online learning in higher education continues to grow, the diversity of institutions offering such options also grows. However, small private institutions have been the slowest to adopt online learning (Allen & Seaman, 2006). The challenge for the smaller institution is often the lack of technological resources and support for faculty. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Small Colleges, Online Courses, Higher Education
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Yu, Chong Ho; Digangi, Samuel; Jannasch-Pennell, Angel Kay; Kaprolet, Charles – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2008
The efficacy of online learning programs is tied to the suitability of the program in relation to the target audience. Based on the dataset that provides information on student enrollment, academic performance, and demographics extracted from a data warehouse of a large Southwest institution, this study explored the factors that could distinguish…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Data Collection, Research Methodology, Profiles
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Baker, Russell K. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
Defined in its most basic form, distance learning occurs when the student and the instructor are logistically separated. The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for the development and evaluation of online distance learning courses, based on integrating an adaptation of Tyler's principles within the levels of cognitive learning in…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods
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Tesone, Dana V.; Alexakis, George; Platt, Alan – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
The article presents a comparison of online and on ground instructional techniques focusing on the differences between face-to-face and computer-mediated communication. Lessons are drawn from the authors, who collectively teach online courses at Nova Southeastern University as well as the United States Sports Academy, Baker College, the University…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Conventional Instruction
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McNair, Philip A.; Thompson, Tedi L. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2007
The American Public University System (APUS) is currently attracting more than eight hundred new undergraduate students every month, the majority of whom are required to take "Foundations of Online Learning" as their first course. That first course plays a critical role in the academic career of new students and may have a direct bearing…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Enrollment, Military Personnel, Public Service
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Porto, Stella; Aje, John – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2004
This paper will discuss factors that influence operational decision-making during curriculum and course development and delivery, how these factors integrate, findings in the literature and how they apply to the practical context. Finally, we provide a framework to support decision-making processes involved in the online instructional practice…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Curriculum Development, Online Courses, Delivery Systems
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Nchindila, Bernard – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2007
This paper reports on the findings about a mentoring project that failed. It is based on a case study in which the writer participated as a mentor of the staff members of the South African Department of Labour. In 2002, the South African Department of Labour (DoL) published a tender ref: Services/ta/cst/p1/wp3 for Communications Skills Training…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Success, Online Courses, Mentors
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