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Andrews, Richard; Carr, Deborah – Educational Perspectives, 2004
A profession has been defined as a calling requiring specialized knowledge and intensive academic preparation. At the University of Missouri-Columbia, specialized knowledge and intensive academic preparation have been the hallmarks of its program since its inception in 1839. The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) is the flagship and land-grant…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs, Land Grant Universities, Professional Development
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Odin, Jaishree K. – Educational Perspectives, 2002
In spite of ten campuses spread over four islands, access to higher education at the University of Hawai'i (UH) is unevenly distributed across the state. In an effort to address the problem of access, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has funded the University of Hawai'i to develop online courses and programs. In this article, the author describes…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Networks, Community Colleges
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Kajioka, Vicki; Shiroma, Donna; Tisdell, Debi; Kanemori, Lena; Tsuda, Jean – Educational Perspectives, 2002
The E-School Technology Innovation Challenge Grant of 1996 was the genesis of the Department of Education's (DOE's) efforts to initiate a multi-prong approach to bring standards-based curriculum to the children of Hawai'i and use technology to upgrade professional development for its teachers. In this article, the authors describe how various…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Information Technology, Telecommunications