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Zuidema, Leah A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This study brings the concept of inquiry as stance to bear on current understandings of how inquiry occurs within online networks for teacher induction. The author presents a case study of an online network that allowed 36 new teachers to participate in informal, spontaneous conversations. Genre research is used to examine the on-network,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Information Networks, Beginning Teacher Induction, Inquiry
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Melkun, Cheryl Hawkinson – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2012
In November 2008 the Sloan Consortium published "Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States." This study produced survey statistics relating to enrollments in online courses. The study confirmed what most administrators and faculty members already suspected: the growth of online higher education continues to be astounding;…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Discourse Communities, Higher Education, Writing (Composition)
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Bird, Len – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2007
This paper outlines a model for online course design aimed at the mainstream majority of university academics rather than at the early adopters of technology. It has been developed from work at Coventry Business School where tutors have been called upon to design online modules for the first time. Like many good tools, the model's key strength is…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Course Content, Constructivism (Learning), Online Courses
Bedi, Param – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2005
In the spring of 2004, the Arcadia University launched MyArcadia, the campus web portal. MyArcadia gives students, faculty, and staff access to online courses and departmental web sites. The portal is also the main source for campus announcements and event listings, and provides a single sign-on link to campus email. This report gives a detailed…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Broderick, Bill; Caverly, David C. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1996
Examines the current status of online developmental courses. Features descriptions of programs at several colleges, including the names and e-mail addresses of individuals to contact for further information. Describes the hardware requirements for offering online courses as well as how such courses typically operate. (MAB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
O'Reilly, Meg; Newton, Diane – Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Discussion of computer mediated communication for interactive learning focuses on a study of social science students conducted at Southern Cross University (Australia) that investigated students' perceptions of the importance of online discussion. Topics include social cohesion; social constructivism; benchmarking; student motivation and…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Technology
Robertson, Jan M.; Webber, Charles F. – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2004
This article provides a rationale for developing an online graduate course in educational leadership. Then, it offers a set of seven assumptions for online teaching: the relevance of public teaching and learning, the need for a broad leadership base in schools, the merit of peer guidance by classmates, the need to validate personal knowledge, the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Stakeholders, Cultural Differences, Electronic Learning