Browsing by Author "Kanuka, Heather"
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Distance education MBA students: An investigation into the use of an orientation course to address academic and social integration issues.
Kanuka, Heather; Jugdev, Kam (Open Learning, 2006-06)Distance education programs warrant the use of innovative intervention practices to enhance student learning experiences. Academic and social empathy by faculty has been shown to enhance student retention in programs along ... -
Ethical Issues in Qualitative E-Learning Research
Kanuka, Heather; Anderson, Terry (International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2007-06)In the mid 1980s education researchers began exploring the use of the Internet within teaching and learning practices, now commonly referred to as e-learning. At the same time, many e-learning researchers were discovering that ... -
The factor structure of teaching development needs for distance delivered e-learning
Kanuka, Heather; Heller, Bob; Jugdev, Kam (International Journal for Academic Development, 2008-06) -
On-Line Forums: New Platforms for Professional Development and Group Collaboration
Anderson, Terry; Kanuka, Heather (JCMC, 1997-12)This study evaluated the output, level of participation and perceptions of effectiveness and value among participants in a virtual forum. Twenty-three experts in the field of adult education and community development ... -
Online Social Interchange, Discord, and Knowledge Construction
Anderson, Terry; Kanuka, Heather (Journal of Distance Education, 1998)Online forums provide potential for new forms of collaborative work, study, and community that reduce barriers of time and distance. Yet the types of interaction and means by which individuals create new knowledge in ... -
The rise of the telecommuter and the fall of community: False promises
Kanuka, Heather; Jugdev, Kam; Heller, Bob; West, Dan (Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, 2007-05) -
The rise of the telecommuter.
Kanuka, Heather; Jugdev, Kam; Heller, Bob; West, Dan (2007-08-28)As the number of distance delivered e-learning courses being offered increases, so does the number of academics who are teaching from their home offices—most often referred to as ‘teleworkers’. While research has shown ... -
The rise of the teleworker: False promises and responsive solutions.
Kanuka, Heather; Jugdev, Kam; Heller, Bob; West, Dan (Higher Education, 2008) -
Using Constructivism in Technology-Mediated Learning: Constructing Order out of the Chaos in the Literature
Anderson, Terry; Kanuka, Heather (Radical Pedagogy, 1999)There are a variety of epistemological positions underlying constructivism learning theory in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to identify and categorize the positions of constructivism learning theories, ...