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An Early Tool To Simulate the Impact of Web-based Learning on the University.
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Carr-Chellman, Alison A.; Choi, Ikseon; Hernandez-Serrano, Julian – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Shares results of the authors' attempts to build a simulation model of the potential impacts of Web-based learning on various university sub-systems such as libraries, facilities, and budgets. The authors worked to identify the major components, values, and subsystems necessary for a potentially robust simulation based on change, adoption, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Telematics and Distance Education: A Review of Current Approaches.
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Crompton, Philip; Booth, Simon; Timms, Duncan – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2000
Reviews the educational and technological approaches used in telematics-based open and distance learning (ODL). Particular reference is made to projects supported by the Telematics Applications Program (TAP) of the Fourth Framework of the EC Research and Technological Development Program. Concentrates on practice, reflecting the interest in how…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
The Validation of a Measurement Instrument: Teachers' Attitudes Toward the Use of Web Resources in the Classroom: Across Two Cultures.
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Koszalka, Tiffany A. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2000
Describes an instrument developed to measure teachers' attitudes toward the use of Web resources in the classroom. A factorial analysis revealed an estimated alpha internal consistency score of .90 for a sample of United States teachers, .65 for teachers from Thailand, and an overall estimated alpha internal consistency score of .85. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources
Around the Globe.
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Wheeler, Steve – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Provides an overview of current activities in Web-based learning and development in Romania. Discusses promotion of online learning by various societies and institutions; the distance courses based on traditional procedures; problems of the current state of distance education, including shortage of teachers and network administration and poor and…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Distance Education: Looking Beyond "No Significant Difference."
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Maushak, Nancy J.; Chen, Hui-Hui; Martin, Laura; Shaw, Benny C., Jr.; Unfred, David – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
A review of research in distance education indicates that results are consistent in that there is no significant difference in achievement attributable to the delivery system. This paper attempts to look beyond these studies by examining research related to: learner interaction and control, two different approaches to multiple learning styles, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Signal Fires?
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Simonson, Michael – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
How will appropriate technologies for courses designed in the 21st century be determined? Some say the meeting of students with teachers will soon be a relic of the past, like signal fires. Others advocate the need for face-to-face instruction. Another position is advocated by those who say education should use a combination of face-to-face and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education