Faculty Development Programming: If We Build It, Will They Come?
A faculty development survey analyzed what faculty want and need to be successful teaching onlineRead the Full Article
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Measuring Success in e-Learning – a Multi-Dimensional Approach
Between 2001 and the current date, Northumbria University has seen a massive take-up of its e-learning platform. With the publication of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) e-learning strategy in 2005, it was timely to reflect upon how effective that take-up has been and how well the university matched onto the ten-year aspirations […]
Who is responsible for E-Learning Success in Higher Education? A Stakeholders’ Analysis
ABSTRACT: Successful implementation of e-learning is dependent on the extent to which the needs and concerns of the stakeholder groups involved are addressed. This paper discusses e-learning, describes the needs and concerns of the various stakeholder groups, and derives a Stakeholders’ Responsiblity Matrix to summarize the responsibilities of each stakeholder group. Fulfilling the responsibilities described […]
First Impressions: An Alternative Way to Start a Systems Development Course
The first meeting of any course and its many activities sets in motion the establishment of a course climate and addressing student expectations. How can students be actively and collaboratively engaged, in a non-threatening environment, having their curiosity aroused, and begin to learn about the course all during the first class meeting? This paper describes […]
Mediating the Tensions of Online Learning with Second Life
The future of education will be shaped by innovative online communication tools that will change both the context and the nature of the relationships that influence education. In this article, Nancy Evans, Thalia M. Mulvihill, and Nancy J. Brooks explore the educational possibilities of Second Life, a three-dimensional virtual online environment. The authors posit that […]
Bringing Composers into Classrooms Through Skype
Two Pennsylvania teaching colleagues with an interest in music and technology are bringing remote experts into classrooms at almost no cost, using Skype’s free videoconferencing technology.Read the Full Article
Dries Buytaert, 29: Drupal –Simple, flexible Web publishing
The Internet has made publishing on a global scale almost effortless. That’s the rhetoric, anyway. The truth is more complicated, because the Internet provides only a means of distribution; a would-be publisher still needs a publishing tool. Read the Full Article
Teacher Perspectives on Online Collaborative Learning: Factors Perceived as Facilitating and Impeding Successful Online Group Work
This study examined the factors perceived by in-service teachers as either facilitating or impeding successful completion of online group work in a virtual graduate school of education program. Based on a quantified qualitative data analysis of open-ended questions, five facilitative factors were identified as (a) individual accountability, (b) affective team support, (c) the presence of […]
Teacher Perspectives on Online Collaborative Learning: Factors Perceived as Facilitating and Impeding Successful Online Group Work
This study examined the factors perceived by in-service teachers as either facilitating or impeding successful completion of online group work in a virtual graduate school of education program. Based on a quantified qualitative data analysis of open-ended questions, five facilitative factors were identified as (a) individual accountability, (b) affective team support, (c) the presence of […]
Distance education program continues to grow
To some students, waking up and coaxing themselves to go to class seems like a chore. But for students in K-State’s Distance Education program, part of the Division of Continuing Education, it’s just the beginning of a constant balancing act.Read the Full Article