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Powell, Cynthia B.; Pamplin, Kim L.; Blake, Robert E.; Mason, Diana S. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
Secondary teachers participating in summer professional development chemistry workshops in Texas used an online chemistry tutoring program, OWL Quick Prep (Day et al. in OWL: Online Web-based Learning, Brooks-Cole Cengage Learning, Florence, KY, 1997) as a part of the inservice training. Self-reported demographic data were used to identify factors…
Descriptors: Scores, Professional Development, Tutoring, Inservice Education
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Fourie, Ina – Library Trends, 2001
Discusses the use of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and distance education in teaching search strategies to end users and describes a tutorial developed at the University of South Africa on the formulation of search strategies. Highlights include distance teaching and lifelong learning; and an example of an evaluation of a CAI tutorial.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Mason, Robin; Weller, Martin – Ed at a Distance, 2001
Discusses results of an evaluation of a Web-based course at the United Kingdom's Open University relating to student satisfaction. Considers skills versus academic content, previous computing experience, interaction through computer conferencing, online group work, online tutoring, lack of time, and course revision; and compares results with three…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics
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Rutter, Lynne; Matthews, Marian – Electronic Library, 2002
Describes the development of InfoSkills, a Web-based library tutorial at Bournemouth University (United Kingdom) designed to provide an interactive introductory library skills tutorial as an adjunct to conventional instruction. Discusses key objectives, methodologies, content, technology, and evaluation that included usability issues of content…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Content Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Evaluation Methods
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Dean, Alison M.; Webster, Leonard – Distance Education, 2000
Reports on a study in which an interactive computer-based tutorial with a decision support system and simulations is evaluated in the context of a distance education business degree course. Discusses the effect on students' motivation and the impact on their ability to transfer knowledge to the workplace. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Decision Making
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Vander Meer, Patricia Fravel – Research Strategies, 2000
Explores ways librarians are using the Web for instruction and to support faculty use of the Web for teaching. Topics include identifying user characteristics and needs, including remote access; library planning; Web-based tools for user instruction, including tutorials; electronic reference; Web pages for courses, including faculty collaboration;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Buehler, Marianne; Dopp, Elizabeth; Hughes, Kerry A.; Thompson, Jen – Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2001
Describes library services available to distance learners at the Rochester Institute of Technology's library. Highlights include courseware products; subject specialists; electronic course reserves; interlibrary loan; research databases; online library instruction, including online guides, streamed instruction, and computer based training for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Copyrights, Courseware