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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Using 3D Virtual Worlds: Engaging Learners and Providing Social Support
(2008-02-15)
Demonstrating how an avatar-based 3-D learning environment can more fully engage learners in their online educational experience, the volunteer team of developers from Athabasca University will showcase a prototype of a ...
Adaptation of Online Courses for New Educational Contexts
(2010-03-16)
One of the challenges in online learning is adaptation of material developed for one educational setting to be appropriate in another. Qualitative case-study research explored adaptation of online continuing education ...