Browsing CDE by Title
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A case study in the planning of interaction in the conversion of an existing course for online delivery.
(2001-01-01)The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the effects of planning learning activities intended to encourage online student interaction. The investigation targeted several pivotal decision-making points ... -
Case study of a knowledge-based organization.
(2001-01-01)This interpretative case study is an attempt to gain insight into the operation of a successful organization working within the new knowledge-based society, with a view to increasing the efficacy of educational interventions ... -
A Community College Distance Education Delivery Model For A Post Diploma/Degree Human Services Management Certificate Program
(2011-05-11)From 2005 to 2006, the Community Studies Department Chair at Algonquin College approached relevant program advisory committees with the intention of developing a post diploma/degree certificate program in the area of front ... -
A comparative study of multi-media enhanced distance education and conventional instruction of a core paramedical psychomotor skill.
(2002-01-01)Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organizations are turning to distance education as an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom setting. EMS employees require a broad range of core competencies to perform their ... -
Conversational audio in online distance education.
(2001-01-01)This thesis explores the effectiveness of convenient audio in online education. Conversational audio is defined as structured, but not scripted, conversations between the instructor and colleagues, students, subject matters ... -
Deep Learning and Cognitive Presence in Collaborative Web-Based Learning Environments: Student and Instructor Perspectives
(2006-05-14)This study examines the ability of online distance education courses using CMC and constructivist assessment tools to support cognitive presence and deep learning. Four online focus groups were conducted, three among ... -
Design and support strategies for learning in virtual communities of practice.
(2002-01-01)To face the challenges of their profession, individuals need to learn quickly to meet new issues, to develop new knowledge in their organizations and to share the knowledge with others in their community. Increasingly, ... -
Developing a student model for distance education.
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A distance delivery model to improve accessibility to post-diploma baccalaureate level dental hygiene education.
(2000-01-01)Dental hygiene practice is grappling with change as it adapts to the rapidly evolving health care delivery system, and dental hygiene education must respond to the changing needs of its graduates. Dental hygienists and the ... -
Distance education and second language instruction: an analysis and recommendations for integration.
(2004-01-01)The following thesis surveyed and examined the fields of distance education and Second Language Acquisition in order to illustrate key theories and assumptions of both fields. This thesis is a synthesis of relevant learning ... -
Distance Education in Alberta public colleges.
(1999-01-01)The intent of this study was to analyse and describe the attitudes and decision making criteria utilized by senior decision makers within Alberta's public colleges and how they affect the adoption or rejection of distance ... -
The effect of a pre-course orientation handbook on student persistence in undergraduate online courses
(2011-05-11)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not orientation for new online students presented in a pre-course handbook would impact student persistence. In this sequential mixed-methods quasi-experimental study ... -
The Effect of Group Interaction, Study Schedule, Tutor Support and Student Attributes on Persistence and Achievement in Distance Education
(2006-05-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem of high non-completion rates of students enrolled in undergraduate distance education courses. Attrition rates had always been an issue for educational institutions ... -
The effect of web survey design features on user response.
(2002-01-01)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two web survey designs on the response time of novice and of expert computer users. This thesis replicated two studies: (1) Dillman, Tortora, Conradt, and Bowker ... -
Environmental Literacy and Distance Learning: A Window to the Future of Education in Ontario
(2006-08-10)Increasingly, scholars claim that formal education fails to provide for either the current or future needs of our society and, because of this, the field of education finds itself is at a crossroads. During the last two ... -
An evalutation of the British Columbia rural health video network link.
(2002-01-01)The British Columbia Rural Health Video Network Link initiative strove to provide quality educational experiences, clinical consultations, and clinical service support to the population of nine physicians in Vanderhoof ... -
The evolution of the ABE e-merge/BCcampus initiative.
(2004-01-01)The evolution of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) e-merge initiative in British Columbia (BC) is the focus of this historical-comparative analysis. To place this research in context, the ABE e-merge initiative’s design, ... -
The experience of Gulf Arab students new to e-learning
(2011-05-11)Technology-based initiatives are being implemented around the world as a means of improving quality and expanding access to education. With this implementation, however, it has become apparent that, to be successful in a ... -
Experience with support services of graduate students with disabilities studying at a distance: A Case study
(2011-05-11)This study examines the characteristics of graduate students with disabilities studying at a distance and their experience with formal disability-specific support services. Fourteen respondents completed an online survey ... -
An exploration of the potential of music and narrative song as an instrument for learning, with a focus on distance education.
(2004-01-01)This thesis uses the qualitative research methodologies of Educational Criticism and Grounded Theory to explore whether expressive culture in the form of popular narrative song can play a constructive role as an instrument ...