Describes the Instructional and Information Support Services (IISS) division at North Seattle Community College, which brings together the college's library, media services, and distance learning units as well as the Teaching and Learning center to support instruction campus-wide. Discusses the campus technological infrastructure, online courses,…

Examines recent trends in British postgraduate education and identifies key issues for the next five years, including student numbers, funding arrangements, modes of delivery, and quality assurance. Explores reasons for continued expansion, the impact of competitive market forces, especially on fees, and technology's role in changes in course…

Reviews the development and delivery of a higher education course module that was designed to provide remote learners in England with computer-supported solutions to access higher education as part of a technology-assisted distance education program. Highlights include use of a Web site; e-mail; videoconferencing; and student attrition rate.…

Examines the ways in which a higher education classroom that used Web-based technology as a supplement to a regularly scheduled classroom-based course addressed issues of learning and learning-centered education. Suggests the need to create learning-centered environments supported by technology, not driven by it, and discusses future…

Uses a question-and-answer format to define three distinct areas of assessment in Web-based instruction (monitoring student progress, promoting learning, and evaluating course effectiveness) and to identify the tools with which to conduct these assessments. (EV)

Explores key concepts, resources, and strategies that can greatly strengthen the ability of on-line curricular offerings to accommodate learners with a wide range of disabilities. (EV)

Reviews research and case studies of Internet-based degree programs to gain a better understanding of the impact of information technology on student equity and overall standards of quality. Offers recommendations suggesting that governmental strategies related to online education should be limited in scope and promote two goals: equal opportunity…

Explains problem-based learning (PBL) and describes the role of technology in developing undergraduate PBL at the University of Delaware. Discusses integrating information technology and PBL; using course Web sites to organize PBL courses; and using online resources to support PBL courses. (LRW)

A control group of 13 extension agents received traditional inservice training; 13 others used an interactive website. No posttest differences were found based on training method or level of computer anxiety at the knowledge level of Bloom's taxonomy. At the application level, the traditional group had higher scores. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)

Discusses findings of an evaluation of university Web-based courses that used the Input-Environment-Outcome assessment model to control for student characteristics in order to decrease bias. Results of multiple regression analysis supported the view that students' satisfaction was influenced by the online environment and was not due to student…

Reviews the historical findings of computer-based instruction research and 47 evaluations of web-based courses in higher education published 1996-2002. Tabulates results in terms of content area, educational level, sample size, use of comparison group, and course characteristics. Assesses experimental designs, effect sizes, and use of features…

Addresses the concept of transdisciplinary training by discussing the application of the approach to the development of a Web-based multi-professional master's course in early childhood intervention. Discusses challenges and issues related to the training process and the importance of institutional support. (EV)

Wenger's "learning architecture" concept, a support structure for learning communities, was applied to a web-based course for health and social services professionals. Data show the course offered an environment in which a learning community flourished. Course design was fundamental in providing opportunities for engagement, use of…

Discusses quality assurance benchmarks for distance education and describes results of a survey of academic staff at higher education institutions in Hong Kong that measured their perception of quality assurance in Web-based learning. Examines institutional support; course development; teaching/learning process; course structure; student support;…

Describes the introduction of Web-based components into an undergraduate applied psychology course at DePaul University, including visual displays to accompany lectures, interactive instructional exercises, and course materials. Results of evaluations by students showed the Web-based materials to be very accessible and helpful. (Author/LRW)