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Sugar, William; Brown, Abbie; Luterbach, Kenneth – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
The researchers engaged in cooperative inquiry in order to explore screencasts as online instructional tools. In total, each researcher analyzed 37 screencasts, which provided over two hours of instruction. The content area of these screencasts concentrated on teaching specific computing procedures (e.g., how to install web server software or how…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Learning, Instructional Materials
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Hotrum, Michael; Ludwig, Brian; Baggaley, Jon – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
The "ILIAS" learning management system (LMS) was evaluated, following its favourable rating in an independent evaluation study of open source software (OSS) products. The current review found "ILIAS" to have numerous features of value to distance education (DE) students and teachers, as well as problems for consideration in the…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Distance Education, Computer Software, Program Effectiveness
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Bernath, Ulrich; Kleinschmidt, Axel; Walti, Christine; Zawacki, Olaf – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2003
The Center for Distance Education at the University of Oldenburg began offering online tutorials with mentors in the 1990s. Virtual study centers using Lotus Learning Space as the online learning management system were created in 1999. Appropriate technical support, technology training, and preparation of mentors to be online teachers were…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Distance Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries