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Wargo, Katalin – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2021
This case study explored a university faculty development seminar that prepared instructors to design and teach online courses taking place at a mid-sized liberal Arts & Sciences university in the Southeastern United States. The purpose of this study was to examine how faculty development for online teaching may influence changes in thinking…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses
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Rucker, Ryan; Downey, Steve – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2016
Research literature is flush with articles discussing how teachers use individual learning management systems. However, very few studies examine how faculty are affected as they move from one platform to another. This study addresses that gap and examines how faculty adapt their online teaching practices as they migrate systems. In doing so,…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Technology Integration, Integrated Learning Systems, Web Based Instruction
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Olson, James N.; Hale, Douglas F. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2007
Academic administrators play a critical role in supporting and otherwise encouraging faculty to participate in web-based learning. In the fall of 2000, administrators at five academic institutions in the University of Texas System were surveyed concerning their attitudes on web-based learning. Administrators were defined as Chairs, Deans, and Vice…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology
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Maguire, Loréal L. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2005
Distance education is a medium of teaching and learning that has grown significantly in the past 10 years as indicated by the number of higher education institutions that offer courses and/or full degree programs via distance learning. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (1999), the number of degree-granting higher…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Distance Education, Online Courses, Teacher Participation
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Meyer, Katrina A. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2004
Administrators of distance learning are faced with the challenge of encouraging reluctant faculty to consider online teaching. Is it possible that supporting faculty to conduct modest research studies is such an avenue? Currently, many research studies compare student grades or scores from an online course to a more traditional one, ignoring…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis
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Shapiro, Peter J. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2006
Online courses at Bergen Community College (BCC) began in the late 1990's with an imperative from the college President to develop online courses. Senior faculty members who dared to experiment with this new mode of teaching had to learn how to design a course and how to use WebCT, a new course management system, on their own. As these faculty…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, College Faculty, Integrated Learning Systems
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Mentor, Kenneth – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2007
Educational institutions are increasingly adopting "closed" learning environments that hide learning materials in password-protected areas. While this may be a logical solution to a range of problems, much is lost in this mode of course delivery. Although there are logical reasons for moving toward closed environments, we may be erring…
Descriptors: Internet, Educational Technology, Access to Information, Access to Education
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Cavanaugh, Joseph – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2005
The success of distance courses has prompted universities nationwide to increase the number of courses offered online. As the number of these courses has increased, the challenges involved in developing and offering them have become more apparent. One particular difficulty when teaching in an online format is that it can be more time-consuming…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Comparative Analysis, Online Courses, Distance Education
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Matheos, Kathleen; Archer, Walter – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2004
Higher education is currently undergoing what may be its most significant change since the advent of the printing press in the fifteenth century. A number of socioeconomic forces, primarily globalization, have increased student mobility and created a need for increased and more flexible access to education. At the same time, the recent vast…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries