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Peer reviewedPrestera, Gustavo E.; Moller, Leslie A. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Suggests that asynchronous distance learning environments are best accomplished by establishing virtual learning communities, which break down traditional instructor-as-transmitter, learner-as-receiver roles and instead promote a more learner-driven environment. Instructional strategies for facilitating online distance learning are identified, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Development, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedCurda, Stephen K.; Curda, L. K. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2003
Briefly examines past military distance education practices and then focuses on discussion of the Department of Defense's (DoD's) initiative in Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL). Outlines some of the potential problems that should be addressed in the near future and possible solutions towards the goal of implementing a successful ADL system for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Educational Development
Peer reviewedBrill, Jennifer M. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Explores what a move to Web-based education means for today's educators as they reinvent their professional practice in a distance learning environment. Presents traditional views of teachers and teaching and contrasts them with new paradigms for teaching and learning. Offers critical knowledge, skills, and other supports needed to shift from…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedWang-Chavez, Jenny; Branon, Rovy; Mikolaj, Peter – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
This purpose of this study was to assist an instructor in facilitating an online course while the class was being offered, and to provide timely interventions for improving the course during the semester. Instructional interventions were suggested and an overall evaluation was conducted. The approach, findings, and recommendations have…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Development, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedSimonson, 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
Direct linkMortimer, Peter – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2005
France is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leading force in Europe. A highly literate and well-educated society, France's education statistics for 2003 show 12.1 million French children in primary and secondary education and 2.2 million students in tertiary education. The concept of education as a market commodity--long since…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, Economics
