Browsing Canadian Institute for Distance Education Research (CIDER) by Subject "Distance Education"
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2010 State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada
(2011-02-01)This presentation will focus on the 2010 State of the Nation - the third annual survey of K-12 distance education in Canada. This year’s report documents similar trends in the regulation of K-12 distance education from ... -
Adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education
(2008-09-03)This presentation is based on Dr. Parchoma’s recently published (May 2008) book, Adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education. The presentation reports the findings of a study of the influences of organizational ... -
Assessing the Quality of K-12 Online Content: A sample assessment rubric
(2008-05-30)What factors create an effective online course from a “content” point of view? This session will highlight the assessment criteria and the review process that was used to review the content of K-12 online learning tools ... -
EduBlogs as Metaphor
(2010-04-21)This presentation will discuss a number of recent case studies, contrast examples of private and public edublogs, and explore issues such as learner and instructor roles and responsibilities, learner choices, ethical ... -
The Effective Use of Synchronous Classes within an Online Graduate Program: Building upon an Interdependent System
(2008-06-06)In this presentation, Janet Groen, Janet Tworek, and Maria Soos-Gonczol will discuss the implementation of effective synchronous voice communication sessions within a graduate level university program in education from the ... -
Emotion, Learning and the Online Learning Environment
(2008-06-20)In spite of evidence that more and more students are engaging in online learning experiences (Alan & Seaman, 2006), clarity about the transition to a new learning environment is still at arm’s length (Cleveland-Innes, ... -
Exploring Distance Education Research
(2011-01-31)This presentation summarizes a series of three studies to explore the field of distance education research. The aim of the first study was to develop a validated classification of research areas to organize the body of ... -
International DE opportunities in difficult economic times
(2010-04-21)The world's current economic crisis is placing serious pressures on distance education. In October 2009, the situation was addressed at an International Summit on Distance Education, held in Beijing. The conference focused ... -
Learning Issues for Online Graduate Students
(2011-02-01)Results are shared from a recent doctoral study that explored the leadership implications for delivering online learning in a mainstream Canadian higher education institution by examining the characteristics, attributes, ... -
Message Interactions in Online Asynchronous Discussions: The Problem of Being “Too Nice”
(2011-01-31)Much research concerning asynchronous online discussion reports quantitative data such as frequency of posting, time online, and number of characters or words. To effectively understand online discourse within education ... -
Mobile Learning: Solutions & Challenges
(2011-02-01)In this session, Marguerite Koole, Fatma Elsayed Meawad, and Inge de Waard will describe two mobile learning projects: 1. A project piloting a Java-based system called “MobiGlam”. Through MobiGlam, students accessed ... -
Moving Online: taking teaching and learning beyond four walls
(2011-01-20)In this session, Stephen Rowe shares his experiences developing an entirely online offering of an Australian undergraduate course catering to 200 students enrolled across 3 campuses. The model that was developed serves ... -
Online Teaching in International Contexts: Towards a Sociocultural Perspective of Teaching Presence
(2008-03-29)In this presentation, Tannis Morgan shares her doctoral research that looks at cases of teaching presence in international online distance courses. Cultural historical activity theory (Engestrom, 1999, 2001) is adopted as ... -
Re-Thinking E-Learning Research
(2010-03-16)In education, novel practices, applications, and forms-- from bulletin boards to Webcasts, and from online educational games to open educational resources -- have been proliferating rapidly. However, research of these ... -
A Snapshot State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada
(2010-03-15)In this session, Dr. Michael Barbour and Robin Stewart will discuss the state of K-12 online learning in Canada based upon an abbreviated study. The presenter will provide a province by province, territory by territory ... -
Social Networking with Web 2.0: A Comparative Study of On-Campus and On-line Students
(2010-04-21)In this presentation Barbara Frey and Lorna Kearns summarize a study of back channel communication that took place at the University of Pittsburgh among on-campus and online learners enrolled in the Master of Library and ... -
Students Perceptions of Effective Teaching in Higher Education: Face-to-face and at a Distance
(2011-02-01)Using a unique online approach to data gathering, students were asked to isolate the characteristics they believe are essential to effective teaching at the university level. An open-ended online survey was made available ... -
Three Generations of Distance Education Pedagogy
(2011-01-20)In this presentation Terry defines three pedagogical models that have defined distance education programming - behavioural/cognitive, constructionist and connectivist. He talks about the challenges and opportunity afforded ... -
The Use of Whiteboards in Synchronous Online Drop-In Tutorials in Distance Delivered Courses
(2008-03-14)Online whiteboard technology has seen limited application in the practice of distance education. This technology is particularly suited to disciplines that are communicated and taught visually and symbolically, which ... -
Using Second Life to promote students’ engagement
(2010-03-16)This presentation will discuss the challenges and possibilities of using Second Life as a platform to learn ‘hands–on’ skills in a polytechnic environment, and the opportunities that this social software brings to a ...