Distance Learning back issues from July 2006:
Who Are the Key Stakeholders in a Quality E-learning Environment?
Jul 01, 2006; ... Quality e-learning is a Web-based learning environment designed, developed, and delivered based on several dynamic principles, such as institutional support, course development, teaching/learning, course structure, student support, faculty support, and evaluation and assessment (Phipps & ...
Online Distance Learning: The K-12 Student's Perspective
Jul 01, 2006; ... Public education must adapt to a changing world by liberating educators and students from the traditional, industrial model. This model structures learning to a 6-hour day delivered within the confines of the classroom or school building. Today's students increasingly expect a learning ...
K-12 Virtual Schools: The First Steps
Jul 01, 2006; ... INTRODUCTION One of the most exciting times in education is the implementation of new programs and technology. There is always a danger, however, of the enthusiasm for the innovative program being squelched by the perceptions of stakeholders. Rogers (1962) wrote about how innovations are ...
Instructional Performance Management System: Streamlining Instructional Management for Success
Jul 01, 2006; ... Since the adoption of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), administrators throughout the United States have become interested in software packages that assist campus administrators in managing tasks related to disaggregating data, managing curriculum, monitoring student progress, and other important ...
Distance Learning and Bilingual Educational CD-ROM in Rural Areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Jul 01, 2006; ... Nowadays, many countries, especially those that are developed, are concerned by the use of new technologies in teaching and learning in different areas of the daily life of their citizens in different societies. But this is not the case in developing countries, such as the Democratic Republic of ...
What Students Do When Chat, E-mail, and Discussion Forum Are Available at the Same Time
Jul 01, 2006; ... INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY There is one important component in distance graduate courses, especially social science courses: students (and instructor) discourses in the form of individual postings or group discussion. There have been a number of studies focused on discourses ...
Effective Science Tools Supporting Best Practice Methodologies in Distance Education
Jul 01, 2006; ... Best practice pedagogy is becoming more of an important issue as initial implementation technological problems and challenges are solved, and online education becomes a more prevalent method of instruction. Electronic courses have saturated the education markets. The continuum of material ...
The Scoop on Interactivity
Jul 01, 2006; ... A few years ago, BMW released the 745i model-firm and sporty, smooth, and exceptionally quiet. Yet it was deemed driver-unfriendly. Why? Because the onboard gadgets and gizmos were suggestive of a space shuttle cockpit. For instance, it took six steps just to change to a new radio station! The ...
Streaming Video and Distance Education
Jul 01, 2006; ... INTRODUCTION Although the use of film and video has a long history in education, the widespread adoption and use of these technologies have always been hindered by production costs and delivery problems, particularly in the case of distance education. However, the creation and refinement ...
Rewind the Teacher: A Case for Technology
Jul 01, 2006; ... When you hear the words "DVD set for an educational course," the first thing that comes to mind is that this is material for distance learning. However, increasing numbers of educators from traditional schools and programs experiment with hybrid courses that include both in-class and distance ...
Twenty Essential Questions for Deciding if Your Organization is Ready for E-learning
Jul 01, 2006; ... E-learning takes on many forms and functions in organizations. Although e-learning is often closely associated with Internet-based training, the true range of e-learning delivery options is much broader (such as Internet, CD, DVD, satellite, digital cable, PDA, and Blackberry), as are the types ...
Wiki Nation
Jul 01, 2006; ... The word "wiki" may be so new for English, my spell check insists it's a typo, but this little Web application has profound implications for education, publishing-even defining the truth. Although many assume it's an acronym or a neologism, "wiki" is derived from the Hawaiian "wiki ...
Rules of Thumb, or DeRoTs
Jul 01, 2006; ... We all have heard of the phrase "rule of thumb," or "rules of thumb." Generally, this means a widely applicable process that is often used, even if it is not always. It is often fun to try to find out where phrases like "rule of thumb" come from. In today's world, if a person wants to ...