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Johnsson, Genevieve; Lincoln, Michelle; Bundy, Anita C.; Costley, Debra; Bulkeley, Kim – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: The rollout of individualised disability funding in Australia resulted in an increased demand for services for people with a disability, particularly support for the high percentage of Australians with autism spectrum disorder. Continuing professional development is one way to grow and maintain a skilled workforce; however, face-to-face…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Allied Health Personnel
Watkins, Jessica; Jaber, Lama Z.; Dini, Vesal – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2020
Given the widespread adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards in the United States, there is a need to study new models of professional development to prepare teachers to enact practice-based visions of science learning and to address problems of access to reach teachers nationwide. While studies of online professional development offer…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Professional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
Swanke, Jayme; Zeman, Laura Dreuth – College Quarterly, 2015
This study involves an evaluation of online learners' experiences with two Internet-based clinical social work courses. The evaluation sought to discover whether there were differences in learning between traditional (under 25 years old) and nontraditional age learners (25 years and over) who completed the asynchronous online course. The study…
Descriptors: Social Work, Nontraditional Students, Learning Experience, Clinical Experience
Parenti, Melissa A. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
With an increasing presence and continual adaptations related to distance learning, there is a recognized need for up-to-date research in the area of effectiveness of online education programs. More specifically, assessing the capacity to attain academic goals by use of asynchronous and synchronous web based tools within Learning Management…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Distance Education
Putman-Casdorph, Heidi; Pinto, Susan – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
Asthma remains one of the most challenging chronic illnesses faced by school nurses both nationally and in the State of West Virginia. There is a clear need to provide ongoing continuing asthma education to school nurses. However, nurses face many barriers to receiving this education. The purpose of this pilot project was to develop and evaluate…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Distance Education, Pilot Projects, School Nurses
Falloon, Garry – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
This study explored the use of the Web-based virtual environment, Adobe Connect Pro, in a postgraduate online teacher education programme at the University of Waikato. It applied the tenets of Moore's Theory of Transactional Distance (Moore, 1997) in examining the efficacy of using the virtual classroom to promote quality dialogue and explored how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
Moloney, Jacqueline F.; Oakley, Burks, II – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010
Over the past decade, online courses and entire online degree programs have been made available, serving millions of students in higher education. These online courses largely have been designed and taught using the theoretical concepts and practical strategies of Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN). During 2003-04, approximately two million…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Trends, Access to Education, Educational Trends
Dash, Sheralyn; de Kramer, Raquel Magidin; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Masters, Jessica; Russell, Michael – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2012
Despite the ever-increasing number of online professional development (OPD) programs, relatively few studies have been conducted to examine the efficacy of such programs for teachers and students. This manuscript presents findings from an impact study of OPD courses in fractions, algebraic thinking, and measurement on 79 fifth grade teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys, Online Surveys, Outcome Measures
Bruening, Marie Diane – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study's purpose was to explore effectiveness of alternate format in-service delivery for what teachers needed to know to effectively teach their students with Autism Spectrum Disorder/High Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome (ASD/HFA/AS) in the general education setting. The study's research questions included: Did participants learn…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Cooperation, Problem Solving, Autism
Moore, Janet C.; Fetzner, Marie J. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
Although online course completion rates are commonly believed to be lower than in other delivery modes, some programs achieve equal or better course completion rates. This issue presents studies that suggest certain practices contribute to student success. Readers are invited to contribute to work-in-progress on key factors for a framework of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Educational Practices, College Instruction
Babacan, Alperhan – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
This paper discusses the online Juris Doctor Program (JD Program) at RMIT University. The first part of the paper provides a brief overview of the JD Program, the graduate capabilities of the Program and key principles associated with the teaching of law to online postgraduate students. In line with the literature in the area of online teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Law Students, Online Courses
Lynch, Grace; Paasuke, Philip – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
In response to an exponential growth in enrolments the "Tutorial Support Management" (TSM) model has been adopted by Open Universities Australia (OUA) after a two-year project on the provision of online tutor support in first year, online undergraduate units. The essential focus of the TSM model was the development of a systemic approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, School Holding Power, Undergraduate Study
Bloemer, Bill – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
This case study describes the philosophy underlying the delivery of online programs and courses at the University of Illinois-Springfield. The strategies used to implement the UIS model and the measures used to validate its success are outlined. These factors are reviewed in the context of the Sloan-C Five Pillars for quality learning environments.
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Educational Practices, College Instruction
Herron, Rita I.; Holsombach-Ebner, Cinda; Shomate, Alice K.; Szathmary, Kimberly J. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University--Worldwide serves more than 36,000 online students across the globe, many of whom are military and other non-traditional students, offering 34 undergraduate, graduate, and professional education/workforce certificate programs, presented both online and via blended delivery modes. The centralized model of online…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer System Design, Guidelines, Administrative Organization
Shelton, Kaye – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
This article features Dallas Baptist University (DBU), a private, Christian, liberal arts institution located in the DFW Metroplex. With just over 5,200 students, DBU provides both traditional undergraduate, adult and graduate degrees with the enrollment almost equally divided between the three student groups. Today, DBU offers 34 degree programs…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Educational Practices
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