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IABC Social Media Conference
(2009-11-26)
"Distance Education Management: What Defines the Academic/Managerial Divide?" and "Academic Capitalism and Distance Education: Reconciling Markets and Scholarly Values"
(2009-07-06)
“Distance Education Management: What Defines the Academic / Managerial Divide?” Distance education units employ a variety of organizational models, but how do they mesh with conventional roles? This presentation will examine ...
Exchange Rate Volatility and Trade Flows in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2009-07-06)
This article examines the relationship between exchange rate volatility and the flow of international trade in Sub-Saharan African countries. Using the gravity model and annual data for the period 1998-2007, we find that ...
Economic Analysis of Demand for Distance Education in Canada
(2009-06-30)
Distance education has become important element since the invention of the computer and internet technologies. This advancement has expanded the access for higher education, which now includes increasing numbers of ...
An Opportunity Fumbled: Francis James Child and the Late Victorian Folksong Revival in England
(2009-07-17)
Francis J. Child’s professed aim was to include in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads “every valuable copy of every known ballad”. He encountered three major obstacles to achieving this goal. One was the problem of ...
Questioning Favoured Truths of Work and Learning Research
(2009-07-15)
Questioning Favoured Truths of Work and Learning Research Peter Sawchuk, Bonnie Slade and Bruce Spencer This paper seeks to open a discussion about some of the assumptions that underpin policy and research on work and ...
"Can Undergraduate/Graduate Students in Individual Self-Paced Distance Courses Participate in Discussion Forums? - Absolutely"
(2009-07-14)
This paper examines the use of an innovative monthly discussion forum for undergraduate and graduate students, studying at a distance in an individualized self paced course. The forums consisted of multimedia presentations ...
Recommend touring routes to travelers according to their sequential wandering behaviors.
(2010-01-07)
This paper presents a novel solution of route recommendation problem which guides the user through a series of locations. The recommendation is made by matching the user's current route with the set of popular route patterns. ...
Bianca’s in town for a reason: A sex doll goes to church in Lars and the Real Girl”
(2010-02-17)
Lars and the Real Girl was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2007, where it received positive reviews, and upon larger release, this offbeat independent film – the tale of a shy young man ...
American Library Association MidWinter Meeting
(2010-02-24)
At ALA’s midwinter meeting I attended a number of discussion groups related to distance learning and information literacy. For example, the instruction section’s discussion group focused on whether librarians should be ...