Recently added articles from Quarterly Review of Distance Education:
DISTRACTION, DOMINATION, AND DISCONNECTION IN WHOLE-CLASS, ONLINE DISCUSSIONS
Jan 01, 2007; ... Online courses continue to gain popularity at colleges and universities, with a primary tool for demonstrating critical thinking and interaction being the discussion forum. Instructors and students of online courses are faced with the dilemma of sifting through potentially hundreds of postings ...
COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Jan 01, 2007; ... Course management systems, also called learning management systems or virtual learning environments, are software systems designed to assist in the management of educational courses for students, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration. The systems can often track ...
DOES SENSE OF COMMUNITY MATTER? An Examination of Participants' Perceptions of Building Learning Communities in Online Courses
Jan 01, 2007; ... Using a case study approach, this study explored the participants' perceptions of building learning communities in online courses in an online MBA program. The findings suggested that students felt a sense of belonging to a learning community when they took online courses in this program. The ...
NARROWING THE DISTANCE: Implementing a Hybrid Learning Model for Information Security Education
Jan 01, 2007; ... Distance education has become an expectation with students who have grown up with technology as well as nontraditional and working students. Most universities now offer a wide range of online courses and degree programs to meet these needs. Online delivery of technology courses, however, has ...
ENHANCING WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION USING A PERSON-CENTERED MODEL OF INSTRUCTION
Jan 01, 2007; ... This study compared the implementation of a person-centered model of instruction to non-person-centered instruction in Web-based courses. Three questions were posed regarding the outcomes of the person-centered model of instruction: Is it possible to increase the self-actualization, or striving ...
PERCEPTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY MEMBERS ON THE VALUE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
Jan 01, 2007; ... Perceptual differences among higher education faculty members regarding distance education were examined. It is noteworthy that only the perceptions were measured rather than actual learning outcomes and quality of distance education. The results suggested those faculty members with experience ...
SATELLITE-BASED DISTANCE COURSES FOR IN-SERVICE TRAINING: The Case of Heads Up! Reading
Jan 01, 2007; ... This article discusses the use of distance courses as an in-service training mechanism for early childhood personnel. The authors evaluated the efficacy of the in-service, satellite-based distance course HeadsUp! Reading (HU!R). The analysis of HU!R data revealed that there were no initial ...
Strategies for Sustainable Open and Distance Learning
Jan 01, 2007; ... Strategies for Sustainable Open and Distance Learning, by Andrea Hope and Patrick Guiton (Eds.) (The Commonwealth of Learning, World Review of Distance Education and Open Learning. Vol. 6, Routledge, 2006, 188 pp. $40.95). It is interesting to note that in the past few months the open ...
Copyright Law and the Distance Education Classroom
Jan 01, 2007; ... Copyright Law and the Distance Education Classroom, by Tomas Lipinski (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005, 240 pp., $42.50). I looked forward to the opportunity to review Copyright Law and the Distance Education Classroom by Tomas Lipinski, as I benefited from his previous writings and ...
CONFERENCE CALENDAR
Jan 01, 2007; ... The following conferences may be of interest to the readers of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education. Recommendations for conferences to be listed in future issues may be sent to: burmeist@nova.edu The Teaching Professor 2007, May 19-20, Atlanta, GA: Westin Peachtree Plaza ...
ONE SCHOOL'S EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTING E-PORTFOLIOS: Lessons Learned
Jul 01, 2006; ... This article describes how a K-12 school in South Florida adopted a course management system with e-portfolio capabilities. E-portfolios are available tools, though more costly, in higher-end course management systems and are gaining recognition in the K-12 market. However, according to a recent ...
RANDOMIZED STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING: Distance Education in Public Health
Jul 01, 2006; ... Numerous developments in distance education, technology-enhanced learning, and curriculum improvement have resulted in making public health higher education more responsive to public health practice and more accessible to public health workers. However, educators in graduate programs rarely ...
GROWING BY DEGREES: Latest Report From the Sloan Consortium
Jul 01, 2006; ... "Is online education now a part of the mainstream of higher education?" This question was the first and most fundamental one examined by the recent Sloan Consortium report on the state of online education in higher education. The answer the report gave was a clear "yes." The report ...
SURVEY OF ALUMNI FROM DISTANCE DEGREE AND CAMPUS-BASED BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
Jul 01, 2006; ... Responses of alumni enrolled in a distance and an on-campus program at a traditional land-grant university to a survey evaluating their academic experiences were compared. Results demonstrated that both groups of alumni were very satisfied with their education. Both groups responded similarly to ...
WHERE DO I PUT MY COURSE MATERIALS?
Jul 01, 2006; ... INTRODUCTION The National Center for Educational Statistics reported that during the 1997-1998 academic year, 58% of all postsecondary institutions offered Web-based courses. Moreover, 82% reported plans to increase their Web-based offerings over the following 3 years (National Center ...
The Distance Learner's Guide (2nd ed.)
Jul 01, 2006; ... The Distance Learner's Guide (2nd ed.), by Sally M. Johnstone and George P. Connick (Eds.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, 2005, 157 pages, $24.67. INTRODUCTION This guide is geared to the potential distance learning student who knows little to nothing ...
LEARNER SUPPORT NEEDS IN ONLINE PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING
Jul 01, 2006; ... This article describes how online discussion groups and visual collaboration can be used in combination to build and support a virtual community of learners. Data derived from several online discussion groups are presented, and the support needs of learners are highlighted as a key factor of ...
Lessons in Learning, e-Learning, and Training: Perspectives and Guidance for the Enlightened Trainer
Jul 01, 2006; ... Lessons in Learning, e-Learning, and Training: Perspectives and Guidance for the Enlightened Trainer, by Roger C. Schank. San Francisco: Pfeifter, 2005, 292 pages, $35.00. Roger Schank's latest book, Lessons in Learning, e-Learning, and Training, promises to provide "perspectives and ...
A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AS AN INDICATOR OF QUALITY OF ONLINE DISCUSSION IN VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Jul 01, 2006; ... Online discussion is a common tool to create learner-learner interaction. Whole class discussions can result in potentially hundreds of postings with students spending more time creating the illusion of participation as opposed to critical reflection and deeper learning. The purpose of this ...
Instructor Competencies: Standards for Face-to-Face, Online & Blended Settings (Rev. 3rd ed.)
Jul 01, 2006; ... Instructor Competencies: Standards for Face-to-Face, Online & Blended Settings (Rev. 3rd ed.), by James D. Klein, J. Michael Spector, Barbara Grabowski, and Ileana de la Teja. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2004, 87 pages, $34.95. The revised third edition of Instructor ...