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Owens, Janet; Hardcastle, Lesley Ann; Richardson, Ben – Journal of Distance Education, 2009
While there has been research into the provision of "distance" and "off-campus" education, both in relation to technology and to curriculum, little attention has been given to the experiences of students studying in geographically remote locations, where the remoteness has been an aspect of investigation. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Student Experience, College Students, Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Kerr, Crystal – Ontario Action Researcher, 2009
This research project examined how to develop and sustain online, asynchronous learning communities in continuous intake, distance education environments for learners in grades 7 through 10. The study is an action research project that is based upon in-depth, qualitative data. Interviews were conducted with distance education teachers,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Research Projects, Action Research, Distance Education
Russell, Michael; Carey, Rebecca; Kleiman, Glenn; Venable, Joanne Douglas – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
The study compared the effects of a professional development course delivered in an online and a face-to-face format. The effects examined included changes in teachers' pedagogical beliefs, instructional practices, and understanding of teaching number-sense and related mathematical concepts. The study randomly assigned participants to either the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mathematical Concepts, Professional Development, Mathematics Instruction
Clark, Melody; Holstrom, Lisa; Millacci, Ann M. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
The University of Cincinnati (UC) is a premier, public, urban research university dedicated to undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, experience-based learning, and research. The University also maintains a deep commitment to accessible education. Distance learning is an integral part of the University's 21st century approach to…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Educational Needs, Research Universities, Educational Strategies
Willging, Pedro A.; Johnson, Scott D. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
Although there are many reasons why students dropout of college courses, those reasons may be unique for students who are enrolled in an online program. Issues of isolation, disconnectedness, and technological problems may be factors that influence a student to leave a course. To understand these factors, an online survey was developed to collect…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Dropouts, Online Courses, Surveys
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Gibson, Will – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
This paper uses Conversation Analysis to investigate the ways in which participants in an online asynchronous postgraduate reading group managed and negotiated their contributions within the discussion. Using the conversation analytic concerns with sequential organisation, adjacency pairs and topicality, this article shows the analytic insights…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Educational Practices, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Schellens, T.; Van Keer, H.; De Wever, B.; Valcke, M. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
The present study focuses on the use of thinking types as a possible way to structure university students' discourse in asynchronous discussion groups and consequently promote their learning. More specifically, the aim of the study is to determine how requiring students to label their contributions by means of De Bono's (1991) thinking hats…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Identification, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Larson, David K.; Sung, Chung-Hsien – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
The purpose of this research was to perform a three way comparison of delivery modes for an introductory Management Information Systems course to determine if there existed a difference in student success among the delivery modes. The research compares student exam and final grade results in this class that was taught by the same instructor using…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Student Evaluation
Aleksic-Maslac, Karmela; Magzan, Masa; Maslac, Ilena – Online Submission, 2008
The fast development of information and communication technologies (ICT) improves greatly education quality. E-learning is an important education component at Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM) and, in addition, it is obligatory for all our teachers and students. In this paper, the development process of course "Sociology"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Tests, Sociology
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Park, Duk-Byeong; Cho, Yong-Been; Lee, Minsoo – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2007
The study explores the e-learning system of the Computer-Based Agricultural Extension Program (CBAES) and examines the differences in user satisfaction and preferences between the two systems for Agricultural Education and Extension at the Rural Development Administration (RDA) in Korea. It also describes the architecture, services, user…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Rural Extension, Case Studies, Agricultural Education
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Chepya, Peter – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2005
When university course delivery first went online in the late 1990s, there was little guidance on how to do it, almost no thought given to teaching, and no consideration of the aesthetics of online pedagogy. One advance in online pedagogical technique is an online teaching technique called "e-Personality," which the author developed to support his…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Personality, Internet, Teaching Methods
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Parsad, Basmat; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
This report provides national estimates on distance education at degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 2006-07 academic year. While this report covers many of the topics in the previous three reports, the data are not comparable. The definition of distance education in the 2006-07 study reflected two major changes from earlier studies.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Enrollment, Colleges
Hansen, Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2008
This qualitative study examined the process of adopting online education at three private colleges. All three institutions participating in the study were private Catholic colleges that offered their first online courses in the late 1990s. The research question posed for this study was: Within the participating institutions, how did online…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Case Studies, Adoption (Ideas)
Carey, Rebecca; Kleiman, Glenn; Russell, Michael; Venable, Joanne Douglas; Louie, Josephine – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2008
This study investigated whether two different versions of an online professional development course produced different impacts on the intended outcomes of the course. Variations of an online course for middle school algebra teachers were created for two experimental conditions. One was an actively facilitated course with asynchronous peer…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Mathematics Teachers, Algebra
Woo, Younghee; Reeves, Thomas C. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
Because of the perceived advantages and the promotion of Web-based learning environments (WBLEs) by commercial interests as well as educational technologists, knowing how to develop and implement WBLEs will probably not be a choice, but a necessity for most educators and trainers in the future. However, many instructors still don't understand the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Interaction, Educational Technology
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